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Listed 18 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "ILIA Province WEST GREECE" .

Places of worship (18)

Churches

Panagia Daphniotissa

http://www.amaliada.gr/παναγία_δαφνιώτισας.htm (2 img.)

Panaghia Katholiki

GASTOUNI (Small town) ILIA
  The Byzantine church of the Panaghia Katholiki at Gastouni, Eleia, is a two- columned inscribed cruciform church of the 12th century. It has a semi-hexagonal apse, dome with eight-sided drum and a narthex at the west side.
   The walls, with panels of reticulate tiling and double layers of tiles at the joins, are embellished with a plain ceramic decoration, especially dentil courses, and with embedded glazed bowls. Unique Frankish influence of the 14th century is seen in the pointed arch of the north doorway, now blocked. The later addition of an exonarthex and large doorway openings are the only few changes that have been made to the original form of the building.
   Two layers of wall paintings are preserved on the interior. The second layer is dated by an inscription to the year 1702 and was made with funds contributed by Ioannikios the bishop of Olene. A second inscription of the same period referring to the donors of the church and giving the date of building as 1279, refers in all likelihood to the earlier donors' inscription.

Monasteries

Monastery of Frangavilla

AMALIADA (Town) ILIA
On the outskirts of Amalias is the Byzantine Monastery of Frangavilla, now the orphanage of the municipality of Elis. The Katholikon, a Middle Byzantine building, is one of the most important churches of Eleia. It is a four-columned inscribed cruciform church with a dome.
Later additions and repairs have altered its exterior appearance and it now gives the impression of being massive and unarticulated. Preserved on the interior are important wall paintings. The earliest are probably contemporary with the erection of the building and the later ones are datable to the 17th century.