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ARADENA (Settlement) SFAKIA
On the edge of the Aradena Gorge is the fourteenth century Byzantine
church of Michael Archangelos, on the cliff overlooking the gorge. This church
was built on the ruins of a church from the sixth century. Although the church
is locked, its architecture is very attractive, as is its scenic position on the
brink of the gorge. The church has a cruciform architecture based on an equidimensional
cross. The church has a dome whose drum has narrow curved windows and also fourteenth
century frescoes, one of them depicting the donors of the church. The bell of
the church has an inscription and a drawing of saints. On November 8 the church
celebrates the feast of Michael the Archangel and is open to the public.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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