Listed 11 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "ADELE Village ARKADI" .
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).
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.
AMNATOS (Village) ARKADI
The Byzantine church of Agia Marina, exactly opposite the treasury,
has melon reliefs above its entrance door.
ANO VIRANEPISKOPI (Settlement) ARKADI
Agia Irini, also in Ano Viran Episkopi was the bishopric of Ario for
a period. Few marble remains of this three-aisled basilica are visible today.
A new church, Agii Anargiri, has been built on top of it.
ELEFTHERNA (Village) ARKADI
On the eastern side of the acropolis hill, reached through the village
of ancient Eleftherna, there is the Byzantine church of Sotiras Christos from
the tenth century, which contains frescoes of the twelfth century. It has cruciform
architecture and a rectangular shape. The church has re-used materials from an
earlier church of the sixth century, a basilica which is believed to have been
the bishopric of Eleftherna during the first Byzantine period. Lower still, on
the same dirt track, there are the remains of another basilica of the first Byzantine
period, a Roman villa, and of a second Greek bridge.
This extract is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
ERFI (Village) ARKADI
In the centre of the village of Erfi there is the Byzantine church
of Agios Ioannis, which has some interesting frescoes in it.
KYRIANNA (Village) ARKADI
In the centre of the village of Kirianna is the Byzantine church of
the Panagia with cruciform architecture, a very large narthex in front on the
same axis as the main aisle of the church, and has another extension on the side.
The church has a large dome supported at the intersection of the aisles forming
the cross. In front of the church there is a bell tower with three arches, unique
in its beauty and detailed craftsmanship. In the church there is a piece of marble
decorated with reliefs showing the life of Christ and the Saints.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
SKOULOUFIA (Village) ARKADI
The church of Agios Ioannis is in the centre of the village and has
an unusually- shaped window.
PAGALOCHORI (Village) ARKADI
Tel: +30 28310 71228
The Monastery of Arsani is situated 12 km east of Rethymno. Apparently a monk called Arsenios founded it during the period of Venetian occupation, and the monastery was named after him. According to another opinion the name is derived from a woman called Arsinoe, who contributed her possessions to the building of the monastery. The cruciform, domed church as it appears today was built in 1888 and is dedicated to Aghios Georgios. The church of present day was built on the remains of an older one, which had been consecrated in 1600. The monastery was restored in 1970, whilst the nave was ornamented with frescoes in approximately 1988/90. The monastery boasts a museum and a congress centre.
This text is cited Jan 2004 from the Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture URL below, which contains image.
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