The monastery is near Vorizia, at the southern foot of Psiloritis, 53km away from Heraklion. It was abandoned in the 18th century and today only its main church (katholikon) survives. The monument stands out for its special architecture and its beautiful mural paintings, the work of different painters representing different artistic currents.
The church consists of two aisles and a third transverse section. The aisles are dedicated to Virgin Mary Odigitria, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Phanourios. The temple was not decorated all at once. The frescoes of the aisle of Virgin Mary date to the 14th century, and the rest to the 15th century.
In the oldest aisle, that of Virgin Mary, there are depictions of scenes from the Akathist Hymn, i.e., people standing up and reciting. The south aisle was painted between 1407 and 1428 with scenes of the passion of Christ, as well as 20 scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist. The transverse part was decorated with paintings in 1431 and depicts scenes from the synaxarion, the life of Saint Phanourios, the protector of the monastery. In the iconostasis (the barrier separating the nave from the sacraments at the altar, typical in an orthodox church) are two icons of Saint Phanourios, works of an important painter of the time, Angelos Akotantos.