Listed 26 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "AMARI Province RETHYMNO" .
AGIA PARASKEVI (Village) KOURITES
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.
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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.
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.
APODOULOU (Village) KOURITES
In Apodoulou there is the Byzantine church of Agios Georgios Xifoforos
(Sword-bearing) with an inscription of 1496 and frescoes by Iereas Anastasios.
The church is a single room with three blind arches on each side, better to support
the church and provide more drawing space. Agios Georgios has been painted on
his horse between two blind arches.
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APOSTOLI (Village) SYVRITO
The cemetery church of Agios Nikolaos contains fourteenth and fifteenth
century frescoes and the paintings of the donor, the man in a strange white gown,
are shown. The church, to the right up the steps in the village, has a superb
view of the Amari valley.
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ELENES (Village) SYVRITO
In the village of Elenes there is the Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos
with pleasant wall paintings dated 1609 as well as old icons in the church.
GERAKARI (Village) SYVRITO
The village of Gerakari was levelled by the Germans in the World War
II after the abduction of General Kreipe. The area of Gerakari contains several
old churches. In the location Foti, on the main road, is the Byzantine church
of Agios Ioannis Theologos with well-preserved thirteenth century wall paintings.
The church is a single room and has a narthex in front of it and a dome. The dome
is decorated with blind arches made with bricks.
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Outside the village of Gerakari, and 41 km from Rethymno, the church of Aghios Ioannis the Theologist is situated, which dates back to the 13th century. This single-aisled church has a tiled roof. The domed narthex was added later. The church is ornamented with particularly interesting frescoes.
KARDAKI (Settlement) SYVRITO
The cemetery church of Astratigos is visible from the main road, below
the village. The church contains some frescoes.
LABIOTES (Village) KOURITES
In Lambiotes is the Byzantine church of the Panagia which contains
frescoes with a western influence. There is also a coat of arms on a tomb on the
exterior wall of the church.
MERONAS (Village) SYVRITO
In the centre of the village of Meronas is the Byzantine church of
the Panagia. The architecture of the church is distinctive because the dome is
supported on the north side of the church. The three aisles of the church are
unequal in length and of different ages. On the back walls of the church there
are blind arches in each one of the three semicircles of the apses. Above the
door is the coat-of-arms of Kalergis (an important Cretan family during the Venetian
era). The doors and windows are elegantly carved, and a there is also a decorative
melon carving. As well as some very distinctive frescoes the church also contains
a fourteenth century icon of the Panagia.
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MONI ASSOMATON (Monastery) SYVRITO
West of the Monastery of Asomatos the Church of Aghia Paraskevi, a cruciform church with a cupola, is situated, which was probably built during the 13th century and restored during either the 15th or the 16th century. At the north wall of the church a tomb with a vaulted apse can be found, in the interior of which two figures with raised hands are depicted. According to the inscription they represent the brothers Theodoros and Georgios Hortatzis
PANTANASSA (Village) SYVRITO
Just before entering the village, on the road, is the two-aisled Byzantine
church of Agios Ioannis and Agia Triada. The two aisles are separated with arches
with relief decorations in the form of melons. Externally, the church has very
attractive door decorations and an inscription of 1645 on its bell tower. Inside
there is a grave with an coat of arms, inscriptions and decorations.
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PETROCHORI (Village) KOURITES
In Petrohori (Aposeti) there is the Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli
with some unusual frescoes and inscriptions of 1580 and 1594. There is an old
fountain at the entrance to the village, opposite the church.
PLATANIA (Village) KOURITES
In Platania there is the Byzantine church of the Panagia which contains
frescoes of good quality and which are in good condition. The church is in the
square in the centre of the village.
THRONOS (Village) SYVRITO
Sivritos was important during Byzantine times as well. The important
Byzantine church of the Panagia dates from the fourteenth century and contains
frescoes and mosaics. The frescoes were done in two different eras. The older
era is in the front of the church behind the altar screen. There is also a graffito
dated 1491 on the south wall. The floor of an older basilica, probably fourth
century, extends outside the newer structure. The older church was probably the
early bishopric of Sivritos. The decorations of the outside on the church show
a Venetian influence.
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The village of Thronos in the district of Amari houses the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, which dates back to the 14th century and was built on an early Christian basilica of the 6th century. Part of the mosaic floor of the latter has been uncovered. The walls of the church are ornamented with frescoes dating back to two periods.
The Byzantine church of Agios Onoufrios contains frescoes by Michael
Venieris dated 1318 by inscription, is located near the main road below the village
of Thronos.
VATHIAKO (Settlement) KOURITES
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios is in the village of Vathiako.
The early twelfth century frescoes in the church are in good condition.
VRYSSES (Village) SYVRITO
Below Vrises are the remains of the old village of Smiles. Among them
you will see the Panagia church under a large plane tree (platanos). The church
contains some frescoes.
CHORDAKI (Settlement) SYVRITO
The church has exterior decorative rosettes, an interesting back window
and there are some frescoes.
ANO MEROS (Village) SYVRITO
Tel: +30 28310 23653, 58842
Fax: +30 28310 58843
On the south entrance to the village there is a dirt road left to Kaloidena Monastery and the Byzantine church of Sotiras Christos. The old monastery is in an enchanting location with tall trees, water, and an excellent view of Mount Psiloritis on the opposite side of the Amari Valley.
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MONI ASSOMATON (Monastery) SYVRITO
Tel: +30 28310 23653, 58842
Fax: +30 28310 58843
The Byzantine Assomaton Monastery in the Amari Valley, beside the village of Agia Paraskevi, probably dates from the first Byzantine period, even though most references to it allude to the thirteenth century. The church of the monastery is Michael Archangelos, built on top of an older Byzantine church. The monastery has a long history of support for the Cretan fight for freedom and for education. As a result the monastery was plundered and destroyed many times during the Turkish occupation but it only fell completely in the earthquake of 1810. The dates 1692-1847 are inscribed on the south entrance. It now houses an Agricultural School. The many relics of the monastery's rich past are preserved in the Historical Museum of Iraklion.
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