agiasma
The holy water (as well as the sacred place from where the water spurts), which the faithful drink, sprinkle or wash themselves in order to be healed.

fraternal order of the Holy Sepulchre
It was founded in 326 AD. Its aim was to provide service for the pilgrimages to the Holy Land. It is mentioned in fermans of the 15th century. The essential duty of the members of the order of the Holy Sepulchre were the travels for the financial support of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. After a period of time they determined the routes followed, and as a result, the areas that each group of monks had to cover, which were also called “travels”. According to code 622 of the metochion of the Holy Sepulchre of Constantinople, the “travel” of Smyrna included in the period 1707-173, the dioceses of Ephesus, Smyrna, Methymna, Lemnos, Mytilene, and Philadelphia, as well as the archdiocese of Samos and Ikaria.

metochion
In the Byzantine period, metochion meant the estate that was conceded to a monastery for income purposes and operated as its dependency. Usually the metochia were located far from the monastery to which they belonged and included various structures, such as churches, hospices etc.

patriarchal monastery (stauropegion)
A monastery under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate, autonomous from the administration of the local bishop. The term stauropegion applied also to villages, meaning that in tax matters (mostly in regard to ecclesiastical taxes) they were under the control of the Patriarchate and not of the local diocese.

three-aisled basilica
An oblong type of church internally divided into three aisles: the middle and the two side aisles. The middle aisle is often lighted by an elevated clerestory. In the Early Byzantine years this type of church had huge dimensions.