Vision
To create a series of Sacred Gardens on the island of Patmos that bear witness to the way we relate our lives, livelihoods and relationships to the earth.
Our driving passion is the need to create a deeper understanding and practice of sustainable living, in order to address one of the biggest concerns facing humans, and our planet, today – the depletion, through human action, of the precious resources of the earth.
As places of inspiration and learning, our gardens will open minds to an understanding that there is a way to live richer lives in a world where nature is understood, respected and nurtured with imagination and sensitivity.
GOVERNANCE
- Programme Advisor -
The Late Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia (1934 - 2022)
Brother of the Monastery of St John the Theologian, Patmos
Advisor, Patmos & Oxford, UK
- Trustees -
The Very Reverend Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky M.A
Corporate Trustee Delegate, London, UK
Miss Ioanna Knights MA (Cantab)
Trustee and Project Guardian, Patmos & Cambridge, UK
Mrs Christine Kimmitt BD (London)
Former Trustee, Cambridge, UK
- Legal -
Mr Manos Gavaises
(Greek Law), Patmos, Greece
Mr Robert Meakin
(UK Law and Charity specialist), Cambridge, UK
- Specialists -
Dedicated Prayer Vigil
Hieromonk Dr David Gill
Sustainability and Sustainable Communities
Dr Steven Marriott
Landscape, Horticulture, Organic Methods
Mrs Jennifer Gay BA
Mr Piers Goldson
Mr Piers Goldson: Horticultural Expert, Mediterranean Landscapes Nea Makri, Greece
- Project Development -
Mrs Susanna Michellis tou Christodoulos
Charis Island Representative, Horticulturalist, Patmos, Greece
Mrs Marianna
Skempe
Skyrian Horses, Patmos, Greece
Mrs Annie Freeman
MTh PGCE
Project Learning Coordinator, Cambridge, UK
Mr George Michailidis
Architect DESA, Patmos, Greece
Mr Spyros Papanastasiou
Architect, Patmos, Greece
Mr Jiannis Paschalides
Photo Archivist, Patmos, Greece
Mr Ioannis Michellis
Pruning and Tree Specialist, Patmos, Greece
Mr Dimitri Koustouras
Tree Grafting, Patmos, Greece
Mr Leftheris Michellis tou Christodoulos
Translator & Interpreter, Patmos, Greece & UK
Miss Peristera Gkaragkouni
Translator, Patmos, Greece
Miss Catherine Triantafillopoulou
Translator & Interpreter, Patmos & Athens, Greece
In Memoriam
The Late Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia (1934 - 2022)
Brother of the Monastery of St John the Theologian, Patmos
Advisor, Patmos & Oxford, UK
Arid Land, Agriculture, Water Management, Rural Education, Sustainable Livelihoods
Dr Ian Robinson
Mr Christodoulos Michellis
Land and Facilities Maintenance, Patmos, Greece
With thanks to all those others who live and work alongside us in realising the project in a myriad of different ways
