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CORFU (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
Built in 1577, the Panagia Spiliotissa is the cathedral church of Corfu town.
A three-aisled basilica, it contains some extremely interesting frescoes. Prominent
among them are the double-sided icon of the Virgin of Dimosiana and the works
of the celebrated painters of the Cretan Renaissance.
ANEMOMILOS (Suburb) CORFU
Tel: +30 26610 39760
The
church is of the simple cross-in-square type on two columns with a dome. The
cloisonne wall masonry (stone blocks enclosed by bricks) is decorated with bricks
and tiles set in various patterns. Stones taken from ancient structures were also
used as building material in the walls.
The church was built in ca. A.D. 1000 in the area of Anemomylos,
by skilled builders coming from Attica or Boeotia. It was constructed on an older
catholicon (main church) of a monastery and was originally dedicated to St. Andrew,
and later, to Saints Jason and Sosipater. Of the original decoration of the walls
only a few fragments of frescoes have survived, dated to the 11th - 13th centuries
A.D. In the 17th century, the church was enriched with icons painted by the famous
Cretan artist, Emmanuel Tzanes.
In the years 1960, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1978 the monument was restored,
the wall paintings and portable icons were cleaned, and the surrounding area was
remodelled.
The church still functions today, although it does not belong to
a parish.
Tradition has it that saints Jason and Sosipater were disciples of the apostle
Paul and propagated Christianity on the island. The church must have been built
in the 11th century. It contains frescoes by the famous 16th century Cretan icon
painter Emmanuel Janes.
CORFU (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
A place of Christian worship in the Dorian style, built by the English in 1840.
It is a particularly interesting feature in the precinct of the Old Fortress.
It is dedicated to Saint George.
The particular points of interest with this church are its ornately decorated
ceiling and its wealth of icons, not to mention impressive ecclesiastical ware
and silver brought from the mainland opposite by Epirot refugees seeking protection
here from the Turks.
PONTIKONISSI (Small island) CORFU
An old chapel (dating from the 11th or 12th century) and dedicated to the Pantokrator
is the predominant feature of this famous little island of Pondikonissi. It is
half-hidden in a grove of fir trees and pines. In the mythological account, Pondikonissi
is the island of Odysseus. Visitors come to it by boat from Kanoni.
CORFU (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
Tel: +30 26610 37839
Tel: +30 26610 39374
Built on a small island linked by a narrow road to Kanoni.
Tel: +30 26610 38223
CORFU (Town) IONIAN ISLANDS
The high campanile, the marble icon-screen, sections of the ceiling, are the most interesting features of this single-aisled basilica of Corfu, built in 1590. The remains of Saint Spiridon, patron saint of the island, are preserved here in a sumptuous reliquary, crafted in Vienna.
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