Listed 10 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "GAZI Municipality HERAKLIO" .
FODELE (Village) GAZI
The Byzantine church of the Panagia, northwest of the village, is
built on the remains of a seventh century church. The older church was a basilica
with three aisles. The newer church, dating from the beginning of the second Byzantine
period (11C) has the typical cruciform style of the Byzantine churches. The two
axis of the cross are higher than the rest of the church which has a rectangular
perimeter. A dome with windows is on top of the church and the windows around
the church are decorated with bricks and arches. The church contains many remains
of frescoes in addition to a marble relief from the earlier church representing
a wild animal and two wild goats.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
RODIA (Small town) GAZI
On the main road, in the centre of the village, there is an interesting
Venetian villa and the church of the Panagia. The church has lovely portals, as
does the villa next to it.
Is a church of Byzantine B' period, which gave its name to the settlement of Rodia.
LINOPERAMATA (Village) GAZI
AGIA PELAGIA (Port) HERAKLIO
Dates back to 1300 AD
MONI AGIOU PANTELEIMONOS (Monastery) GAZI
Tel: +30 2810 521266, 521281
It is almost a 5 km drive along the river through orange and plane trees. Built
in the last period of the Venetian occupation, it is in complete harmony with
the verdant scenery/landscape. During the Turkish occupation, the monastery constituted
the center of the revolutionary action and even though it was severely damaged
and pillaged it preserved its traditional architecture of a monastery.
MONI SAVATHIANON (Monastery) GAZI
Tel: +30 2810 841296, 220579
It is situated in a verdant ravine of Vasilikos mountain nearby Rodia.
It is dedicated to Agios Antonios, the protector of the Monks, in whose honour
an old cave-like church was built. It is amongst the most significant historic
monasteries where in the Turkish occupation period monks from Agios Savas (on
Almyros beach) found refuge due to its inaccessible position. The Monastery was
severely damaged during the Turkish attack in 1648, though in 1745 reconstruction
work commenced.
The Savathianon Monastery is 14km west of Iraklion on the Iraklion - Rodia - Savathianon Monastery road. The monastery is a very pleasant site full of plants and trees near the top of a hill with an eagles-eye view of the coastline of north Crete and a small ravine. The church of the Panagia is from the sixteenth century. The church of Agios Antonios dates from the fifteenth century, a large part of which was built within a cave. A small bridge connects the main part of the monastery with the church of Agios Antonios, and dates from 1535. The nuns support themselves by selling handmade articles.
This extract is cited Jan 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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