Listed 100 (total found 2309) sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "GREECE Country EUROPE" .
AGII ANARGYRI (Village) THERAPNES
The village cathedral is the church of Agii Anargyri (St. Anargyri), whereas glorious is the cavernous church of Ai-Giannaki (St. John) in Poros, which has splendid hagiographies dating back to the 11th & 13th century.
ALEXANDROUPOLI (Town) EVROS
The cathedral of St. Nicolas was first in stimulating the development of Alexandroupolis. Initially in 1850 a similar church was built in the same area with the contributions of the few navymen and fishermen of the coastal settlements.
In the construction of today's large church, the citizens of Ainos of Alexandroupolis for its aesthetic improvement transferred from the beautiful gate of the city of Ainos valuable icons, the gold-plated Sacred Icon which is used in the formal procession on Good Friday and other sacred items which today are located in the Ecclesiastical Museum. The Church was completed in 1900 and the formal inauguration occurred in 1901 by the Metropolitan Bishop Germanos of Ainos.
In 1908, with the contribution of Vlassios Souchour of Samos, consul of Austria-Hugary in Alexandroupolis, the construction and the raising of the two belfries took place. The church was renovated in 1947 under the auspice of Metropolitan Bishop Ioakim Kaviris.
The Church is dedicated to the city's patron saint, Saint Nicolas. It is tree-portioned with a dome, two belfries and other assorted architectural elements.
This extract is cited Sept 2003 from the Development Company of Alexandroupolis URL below, which contains image.
AMARYNTHOS (Small town) CHALKIDA
ARCHANGELOS (Municipality) RHODES
ARNEA (Town) HALKIDIKI
In the same way the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Stefanos is also built. It is the highest building in Arnea and in a way one can say that it is its landmark. It is visible from everywhere in the village.
CHALKI (Village) DODEKANISSOS
CHANIA (Town) CRETE
The present Cathedral was built on the site of an older church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This church had been converted into a soap-factory and belonged to the Turkish dignitary Moustafa Pasha Giritli. The construction of the church was completed in 1860 in the style of a three aisle Basilica. The middle aisle, covered by a pointed arch, is elevated. The other aisles are covered by cross-ribbed vaults and are divided vertically by the women’s balcony. On the north side of the temple is the tall bell-tower. The architectural elements of the temple are associated more with the tradition developed in the period of the Venician occupation. That is: sculptured pseudo-pillars, cornices and arched openings. The east wall is decorated with large and impressive religious paintings, the works of G. Kalliterakis, G. Stravrakis, E. Tripolitakis and D. Kokotsis.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Chania URL below, which contains images.
CHIOS (Town) NORTH AEGEAN
Tel: +30 22710 22914
Fax: +30 22710 43372
CORFU (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
Built in 1577, the Panagia Spiliotissa is the cathedral church of Corfu town.
A three-aisled basilica, it contains some extremely interesting frescoes. Prominent
among them are the double-sided icon of the Virgin of Dimosiana and the works
of the celebrated painters of the Cretan Renaissance.
DIDYMOTICHO (Town) EVROS
FINIKI (Village) ASSOPOS
A church on the upper side of the square of Finiki dedicated to virgin Mary is also the Patron Saint, and celebrates on 15th August.
HERAKLIO (Town) CRETE
The small church of St. Minas did not meet the religious needs of the constantly growing Christian community, so the demand arose for the erection of a new cathedral. The plot for the new church used to be a garden that belonged to a Turk from whom it was bought. The architect was Athanasios Moussis and in 1862 the foundation stone of one of the most magnificent and impressive Greek churches was laid. The outbreak of the Cretan revolution of 1866 demanded the stopping of the building work which will continue in 1883 in order to be completed in 1895, when the inauguration of the exquisite temple took place. The church is of the cruciform type with a dome based on a high spandrel, while internally there are also elements of a three aisle basilica. It has two bell towers, one in the northeastern corner and the other in the southeastern one. The right aisle is dedicated to Apostle Titos and the left one to St. Ten Martyrs of Crete. The inside of the church has gone through many changes with new additions. With plans of the architect Anastasios Orlandos the woodcut icon screen was replaced by another one made of marble, the same happened with the bishop's seat. The religious painting of the church was assigned to St. Kartakis who followed faithfully the principles and the models of the Byzantine icon painting. The hundredth anniversary from the inauguration of the Cathedral Church of St. Minas (1995) was celebrated with every solemnity that is suited in an equal occasion and more specifically to one of the most glorious and imposing Greek churches.
This extract is cited May 2003 from the Municipality of Heraklion URL below, which contains images.
ITHAKI (Port) IONIAN ISLANDS
KARPENISSI (Town) EVRYTANIA
The Cathedral of Agia Triada was renovated in 1645 the great teacher Eugenios Giannoulis of Aitolos
KASSOS (Port) DODEKANISSOS
KOZANI (Town) MAKEDONIA WEST
It dates back to the 17th century.
MYSTRAS (Byzantine settlement) PELOPONNISOS
As the visitor approaches he sees the east side of the church, built
according to the enclosed brick system, characteristic of ecclesiastical architecture
of the middle-Byzantine period.
The three-storeyed bell-tower on the left - a heavy edifice like a
Franklish tower - was built much later, during the 14th century, on top of a pre-existing
side chapel, erected shortly after the church and incorporated within it. The
original height of its roof may still be discerned from the two horizontal courses
of porous stones.
Proceeding a short distance one sees on the the right a stone with
dark stains that suggest drops blood is protected by a grille on the exterior
wall of the courtyard. This is traditionally believed to be the spot where Ananias
Lambardis, Metropolitan bishop of Lacedaemonia, was executed my the Turks, because
he was one of the instigators of the insurrection which ended, three years later,
in the uprising of Orloff.
Beyond it is another of the fountains commonly encountered at Mystra,
followed by a gate which leads to the Metropolis. To the right, and at the end
of the first paved court with the monumental stairway beyond the fountain a little
vaulted stairway leads to the women's gallery from the exterior south side of
the church. On the left wall of the landing, formed after the seventh step, the
founder's inscription may be read. From it we learn that the church was founded
by the Metropolitan Bishop Nicephorus in 1291-92. It reads as follows: "The
humble Nicephorus, prelate of Crete, who has as collaborator his brother Aaron,
erected this holy house of worship At the time of Andronicus Palaelogus, Who held
the sceptre over the Romans, and of his son, Michael, May those who pass here
beseech that they be forgiven their sins And found beside the flock on the right
had of Christ When He appears at the Last Judgement".
The original architectural plan of the Metropolis was that of a three-naved
basilica. Later, probably in the 15th century, another storey, consisting of a
women's gallery and a cruciform roof with five cupolas, was added above the interior
frieze of the first storey. The church thus evolved into an architectural form
which was to be repeated at the Aphentiko and the Pantanassa; a form which consists
of a combination of the three-naved basilica on the ground floor and a cruciform
church with five domes and a women's gallery on the upper storey. According to
an inscription in relief on the level of the women's gallery, this transformation
was the work of Mathew, Metropolitan Bishop of Lacedaemonia.
The manner whereby the transformation of the shape of the roof was
effected - and the reason for which is unknown - resulted the complete destruction
of a series of frescoes depicting scenes from the life of Christ on the north
side and in lopping off the upper part of others in the central nave. From top
(women's gallery) to bottom the church retains its earliest iconography which,
since the last cleaning in 1968, has recovered the brilliance of its colors and
revealed fresh details now unconverted by the removal of murky deposits and some
later frescoes.
The apse of the sanctuary is dominated by the upright figure of the
"Virgin Vrephocratousa". Eleven scenes from the martyrdom of St. Demetrios
are depicted in the middle section (towards the sanctuary) of the vault of the
north nave.
The Miracles of Christ are represented on the rest of the vault. Three
zones of paintings cover the entire wall space of this nave in the following order
(top to bottom): saints within medallions; pairs of martyrs; full length military
saints.
On the opposite nave, in the vaulted section within the sanctuary
which contains the Diaconicon, there is a grandiose composition depicting angels
preparing the throne of Christ of the "Second Coming". In the remaining
section of the nave scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin extend as far
as the bishop's wooden throne. Between this point and the narthex the vault is
covered with a composition depicting the miracles of Christ which, in accordance
with Byzantine tradition, follow one another chronologically, although represented
in a single composition, as though depicting events that were occurring simultaneously
and not successively.
Between the sanctuary and narthex full-length figures, probably representing
the Apostles: are reanged at a much lower level along the wall of the same nave.
The walls the narthex are decorated with a depiction of the "Second Coming".
Here all the walls and vaults are covered with representations related to this
grandiose composition, at the center of which is the Preparation of the Throne
which extends across half the vault, above the wooden entrance door.
Angels with red wings stand around the throne; below them, on the
arches which frame the opening of the door, two angels awaiting the arrival of
Christ hold open Books of Judgement.
The iconographic decoration of the Metropolis - the earliest monument
in Mystra and especially rich in inscriptions - must have been executed between
1270 and 1285 and possesses little homogeneity of style. The variety furnished
by different schools of painting nevertheless gives this church a special place
in the history of Byzantine art, the painted decoration providing a kind of synopsis
of earlier styles which foreshadow some of the best work of the Palaeologus renaissance.
The decoration of the church is completed by the sculptures on the
columns and "iconostatis" which consist of reused materials removed
from elsewhere and consequently do not present any uniformity of style or epoch.
The Double-Headed Eagle, the heraldic device of the Paleologus dynasty, is depicted
in relief on a plaque on the pavement in center of the church. Polychrome marble
fragments of the early pavement survive here and there. The subject-matter of
the incised inscriptions on the columns consists of an inventory of the church's
various buildings and dependencies.
Fragmentary frescoes of prelates are visible on the exterior walls of the
colonnaded court which recalls the architecture of the Renaissance. The Marmara
sarcophagus is placed on the south side of the court. Immediately opposite is
the Museum, the ground floor of which possesses a large collection of inscriptions,
bas-reliefs, columnettes and capitals removed from various churches and mansions.
Fragments of frescoes from ruined chapels, portative icons, jewelry,
coins and a piece of Byzantine cloth found in the course of excavation are displayed
in the second hall. The court, including its colonnades and the group of outhouses
which now form the Museum, were built by the Metropolitan Bishop Ananias, who
was executed outside the buildings by the Turks. The relevant inscription embedded
in the wall of the second storey balcony of the Museum runs as follows: "The
chambers and gates here are not ancient But built by Bishop Ananias Who has renewed
them from their Bases, at a cost Paid from Dimitsana 1754".
This text is cited Apr 2003 from the Laconian Professionals URL below, which contains images.
MYTILINI (Town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22510 22.677
The cathedral
of Mytilene is situated in the centre of the city and is dedicated to St Athanasios.
It dates in the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century and is built
according to the architectural type of a domed basilica. In the interior it is
ornamented with wall paintings in which influences from the Renaissance painting
can be traced. The church's templon - which is presently being restored - constitutes
one of the most beautiful examples of post-Byzantine wood carving on Lesbos. Its
bell-tower is also of architectural interest as it strongly bears gothic elements.
The relics of St Theodoros of Byzantium - the patron saint of the
city - are kept intact inside the church and thus the monument constitutes an
important place of pilgrimage.
It is in the center of Mytilene. It is a three-aisle cruciform basilica built in the end of the 16th century. It is dedicated to Saint Athanassios and in the church the holy remains of the martyr Saint Theodoros of Byzantium - patron saint of the town - are kept. The fretwork icon-screen is one of the most impressive works of post-Byzantine art (1738), while the holy icon of Jesus Christ is a wonderful heirloom from Asia Minor (16th century).
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
NAFPLIO (Town) PELOPONNISOS
NEAPOLI (Small town) PELOPONNISOS
Other remarkable churches are those of Agios Nikolaos and Agios Nektarios.
PAPADIANIKA (Small town) ASSOPOS
The patron saint church of municipality, located in the central square of Papadianika.
SKOPELOS (Small town) NORTH SPORADES
SKOURA (Village) THERAPNES
The Patron Saint of the village is Agios Nikolaos (St Nikolaos). The construction of the church begun in 1888 and was inaugurated on the 26/12/1914 from the Bishop of Monembasias and Lakedaimonos Germanos, Trianos. It must be noted that the church contains intact the Sacred Table of a small church that stood in the same place before the foundation of Agios Nikolaos.
THEODORIANA (Village) ARTA
XANTHI (Town) MAKEDONIA EAST & THRACE
Tel: +30 25410 28305, 22505
Fax: +30 25410 25581
ZACHARO (Small town) ILIA
Saint Spiridon is the protector of the town and the church is located at its highest point. It is over 100 years old. It has a beautiful garden and from all entrances the view to the sea is breathtaking. For decades now the St. Spiridon church has enriched the faith and held the respect of its residents.
ZAKYNTHOS (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
The church of St Dionysios, patron saint of the island, and the carved silver larnax of the saint by D.Bafas.
SOUDA (Municipality) CHANIA
Souda has a sign to the Allied Cemetery. It is an impressive place
with row upon row of white headstones and the blue waters of Souda Bay beyond.
An enclosure at the entrance of the cemetery contains a register of all those
buried here. There are 1,527 graves, illustrating the scale of the battle of Crete.
Most were British with a large contingent (447) of New Zealanders and 197 Australians.
Dudley Perkins, the New Zealand resistant fighter killed near Laki, is buried
in row 15C. His story is written in The Cretan Runner by G. Psychoundakis and
Vasili, The Lion of Crete by Murray Elliot. Also buried in the cemetery is the
eminent archaeologist J. D. S. Pendlebury (10E). Mr. Pendlebury was the curator
at Knossos for the British School in Athens and had been continuing excavations
in Crete which were started by Arthur Evans. From 1929, he had travelled throughout
Crete and won the friendship and respect of many Cretans. He enlisted in the British
army when war broke out and was sent back to Crete to organize the resistance.
In 1941 he was executed by the Germans while working for British Intelligence.
In his eulogy, fellow Greek archaeologist Dr. N. Platon said: "The soil which
you excavated with the archaeologists' pick and enriched with a warrior's blood
will shelter you with eternal gratitude".
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
Souda has a sign to the Allied Cemetery. It is an impressive place with row upon row of white headstones. An enclosure at the entrance of the cemetery contains a register of all those buried here. There are 1,527 graves, illustrating the scale of the battle of Crete. Most were British with a large contingent (447) of New Zealanders and 197 Australians. Buried in the cemetery is the eminent archaeologist J. D. S. Pendlebury (10E). Mr. Pendlebury was the curator at Knossos for the British School in Athens and had been continuing excavations in Crete which were started by Arthur Evans.
ACHLADOCHORI (Village) SERRES
This church is a three-aisled basilica.
ADENDRO (Village) THESSALONIKI
AFETES (Village) SOUTH PELION
Work of the famous builder Dimos Zapaniotis from Epiros.
AFYTOS (Village) HALKIDIKI
The church of St. Demetrios was rebuilt in 1859.
It is a three-nave basilica with a wooden roof and an integral belfry. The church
of St. George was built in Lavriotiko in 1867, followed by the churches
of St. Athanasios and St. Nicholas in Liosi, on the ruins of an early
Christian church.
(text: Gerakina N. Mylona)
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Community
of Athytos tourist pamphlet (1994).
AGALAS (Village) ZAKYNTHOS
The bellfry of the church at the village of Agalas.
AGIA GALINI (Port) RETHYMNO
The Byzantine church of the Panagia is in Agia Galini cemetery, overlooking
the beach. It is of rather unusual architecture with two aisles at right angles
to the main east-west aisle of the church.
AGIA IRINI (Village) KEFALLONIA
AGIA MARINA (Village) TITHOREA
Designed in 18th century
AGIA MARINA (Small town) LEROS
AGIA MONI (Monastery) VIANNO
The interesting Agia Moni is about a ten-minute drive from Ano Viannos.
The church of the monastery has a very interesting portal.
AGIA PARASKEVI (Village) KOURITES
At the south entrance of the village is the church of Agia Paraskevi
and Agios Georgios. It is a two-aisled church but no frescoes are preserved.
In the village of Agia Paraskevi there is the Byzantine church of the Panagia which contains some well-preserved paintings of good artistic quality. One of the frescoes shows the donors of the church, a priest - Georgios Varouhas - and a woman in black. The head of the priest is an exceptional piece of art. The Panagia Church is in the middle of the village before the modern church.
This text is cited Dec 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
AGIA PARASKEVI (Settlement) EVRYTANIA
AGIA ROUMELI (Village) SFAKIA
The Byzantine church of Agia Triada is closer to the Samaria Gorge.
It had many exterior rosette decorations, some of them surviving today. Two old
graves are attached on the outside walls of the church.
The Byzantine church of the Panagia in Agia Roumeli is a very important church. It is near the beach, after the end of the modern village and before the canyon becomes visible. The church is easily seen from the boats approaching from Sfakia. It was a very old, three-aisled basilica built with very large stones. Only part of the church remains today and the larger original church can be seen around the more recent Byzantine one. In the middle of the church there are traces of mosaics in white, black and red, with geometric motifs. It is believed that parts of the church had no roof. This is one of the earliest basilicas in Crete and the mosaic that can be seen today in the yard of the newer church, surrounded by the walls of the older church, may come from an even earlier Greek temple of the first century B.C.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
You may reach the beautiful Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos by way of a footpath going east from the village of Agia Roumeli. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the church on an easy path that runs beside the sea. The church is on the spot where Saint Paul reportedly baptised people on his way to Rome. It is a very picturesque small church, built on the beach using stones from the beach itself. This is why it is not easy to see the church from far. The church has cruciform architecture with an equidimensional cross and a dome over the centre and is in a superb natural setting. The church was built around the tenth century and the frescoes probably date from the thirteenth century.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
AGIA SOFIA (Settlement) LEFKTRA
AGIA TRIADA (Settlement) ARKADI
In the centre of the village of Agia Triada is the Byzantine church
of Agia Triada which contains some frescoes. The church is two aisled (Agia Triada
and Agios Nikolaos).
AGIA TRIADA (Settlement) MIDEA
Domed, cross-in-square church of the composite four-column type, with
a narthex and porches. The wall masonry is pseudo-isodomic in the lower section
and "cloisonne" in the upper part. The facades are decorated with a variety of
brick ornaments. The
church was built on a stone crepis and dates to the end of the 12th or the
13th century. The interior is decorated with Byzantine wall paintings.
There is no reference to the history of the monument, which is dated
only on the basis of the excavation data and its architectural form. It was probably
connected with the antiquarian archbishop of Corinth, William de Meerbeke. In
1691 it became the metochion (dependence) of the Monastery of St. Theodosios in
Nauplion, and was given over by Morosini to the bishop of Rethymnon, Athanassios
Chortatzis, who was in Peloponnesos at the time. The monastery must have been
destroyed during the firing of Argos by the Turks in 1825. Today it is the cemeterial
church of the village.
Excavations carried out in 1989 and 1990 have brought to light the
crypt under the sanctuary of the church, the stylobate of the the original iconostasis,
and the graves inside the naos and the narthex, dated to the Late Byzantine period
or to the Turkish occupation.
The church was repaired twice, in 1855 and 1912. Restoration of the
building as well as cleaning and revealing of the wall paintings is currently
in progress.
Several other important Byzantine monuments are preserved in the Argive
plain:
•the monastery of Areia near Nauplion (1149),
•the church of the Dormition of the Virgin at Chonikas (early 12th century),
•the Transfiguration of Christ at Plataniti, and
•the Dormition of the Virgin at Argos (12th century).
AGIA TRIADA (Archaeological site) TYMBAKI
Within the archaeological site of Agia Triada there is the Byzantine church of Agios Georgios Galatas which was reconstructed in 1302 and contains frescoes of the fourteenth century. In the north wall outside the church there is a grave with a relief symbol of the Byzantine empire, the double headed eagle, and the date 1581. The church also has a decoration of a carved melon and an ornately carved door. The altar screen of the church was built of stone. The bell has an inscription.
AGIA VARVARA (Village) MONOFATSIO
The church of the Profitis Ilias, at the north end of the village, is built on a rock considered to be the geographical centre of Crete. There are also nine churches from the Venetian era in the area indicating its former glory.
The church of the Profitis Ilias, at the north end of the village,
is built on a rock considered to be the geographical centre of Crete. There are
also nine churches from the Venetian era in the area indicating its former glory.
AGIASSOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22520 22242
The church
is situated in the centre of the village Agiasos and is dedicated to the Dormition
of the Virgin. It is a three-aisled post-Byzantine basilica (32,20 x 26,20 m.),
with a marble templon made in the beginning of the 19th century and with wall
paintings dating from 1838. In the church's yard there is an ecclesiastical museum
with numerous remarkable exhibits from the area around.
The church constitutes one of the most important places of pilgrimage
on Lesbos. An impressive folklore festival takes place on the 15th of August.
It is at the small town Ayiassos. The name "Ayia Sion" comes from the old icon of the Virgin Mary, painted according to tradition by Saint Luke the Evangelist. In 803 AD -the period of Iconoclasm - the priest-monk Agathon brought it from Jerusalem, also known as "Ayia Sion", to the island. Agathon founded the monastery that soon became a pilgrimage and the nucleus of the town that formed around it. The present church was built in 1814 at around the time when the Monastery stopped functioning as such. In the courtyard there is an Ecclesiastical Museum with an interesting collection of manuscripts and valuable ecclesiastical items. It is one of the most significant pilgrimages of the island.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
AGIES PARASKIES (Village) NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS
Attesting to its former importance, this village has eight churches
in various states of disrepair. Of the eight, only Agia Zoni contains frescoes
worth seeing. The church also possesses some old icons. It is very near the centre
of the village.
AGIO GALA (Village) CHIOS
This church was built at the base of the cliff that holds up the village. The church honors the name of Panaghia Galaktotrofousa (translation: Milk Feeding) and contains the icon of the Virgin Mary. The church's architecture is an example of subsequent architectural developments of the octagonal type exhibited in Nea Moni. The church's interior was extended, thereby becoming useful as a narthex, however, the church leads to a spiral tunnel where there is a chapel similar to the central church. This chapel honors the name of Aghia Anna (St. Anna).
Church of the Virgin Agiogaloussena: Various WebPages
The church can be described as a small, basilica type, single-aisle church that has been built from local stone. A very large portion of its stone structure has come from an ancient edifice while the tiles covering the church's exterior date back to the Byzantine period. The church's interior still displays the well maintained illustrations and frescoes that date back to the 17th century. The wood carved iconostasis is in excellent condition and is dated 1711.
AGIOS ANDREAS (Village) KAVALA
This church is found in the Agios Andreas Monastery.
AGIOS ATHANASSIOS (Village) EDESSA
AGIOS DIMITRIOS (Settlement) ARKADI
In the village of Aghios Dimitrios, which is situated 10 km east of Rethymno on the road to Arkadi, the cruciform church of Aghios Dimitrios inscribed with a cupola can be found. It dates back to the 11th century.
The large and beautiful Byzantine church of Agios Dimitrios, of cruciform
architecture, has a large dome on a drum, several high blind arches for support
and decoration and there are remains of frescoes.
AGIOS DIMITRIOS PELIO (Village) ZAGORA-MOURESI
Agios Georgios
Agios Dmitrios
Agios Ioannis Thologos
The Tranfiguration
The Virgin.
AGIOS EFSTRATIOS (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
The ancient monuments that can still be found on the island of Agios
Eustratios are particularly limited due to the disastrous earthquake that devastated
the settlement in 1968. The most important and unique example of post-Byzantine
architecture is the church of St.
Basil (Agios Vasileios), which - according to the inscription plate - was
built in 1727 in the type of a domed basilica.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Village) GIANNITSA
Hidden by the very high karagatsi trees and out of the Turkish sight,
in the beginning of the 19th century, rose up the only church of the area. This
church was dedicated to Saint George and used to come all the residents of the
neighboring villages. During the Russian - Turkish war, in 1877, passing by groups
of Turkish reservists, burnt the church and all its holly objects. From some notes
that were written on religious books, we learn that within a few years, the church
was built again at the same place, but smaller and with the contribution of the
residents some books were bought (1885).
The internal of the church was decorated with icons, donation of the
residents, which the date "1898" is written on. The collection of money
during the years 1899,1301 and 1904 helped the finishing of the church, the name
of which changed, completely inexcusably, to Saint Dimitrios. In the church there
was a slab with a written inscription, which mentioned that the church was burnt
during the Russian - Turkish war and was rebuilt with the contribution of the
residents of all the neighboring villages. Both the beautiful woodwork screen,
and the entire church have been pulled down. In 1957, the village's residents
built the new church of Saint Dimitrios on their own expenses, at the point where
the Bey's lodging was.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains image
AGIOS GEORGIOS NILIAS (Village) SOUTH PELION
Important religious museum.
AGIOS GEORGIOS SYKOUSSA (Village) CHIOS
AGIOS GERMANOS (Village) PRESPES
The church of Aghios Germanos in the homonymous village is dedicated
to Aghios Germanos, Patriarch of Constantinople, who according to the local tradition
died there and was buried inside the church. It is a registered cruciform done-shaped
church, founded a few years before 1006 A.D. Parts of frescoes dating back to
the 11th and 12th c. are preserved, whereas the whole of today's visible decoration
dates back to 1743 A.D.
(text: Andreas Andreou)
This text (extract) is cited October 2003 from the Prefecture
of Florina - Florina
Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.
It dates back to 1816.
AGIOS IOANNIS (Village) SFAKIA
The Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis has frescoes date from the fourteenth century.
The Byzantine church of Panagia has frescoes date from the fourteenth century.
AGIOS IOANNIS (Village) KOURITES
The Byzantine cemetery church of Agios Ioannis can be seen from the
village below the valley. The church contains some frescoes.
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