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MYTILINI (Town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22510 22.677
The cathedral
of Mytilene is situated in the centre of the city and is dedicated to St Athanasios.
It dates in the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century and is built
according to the architectural type of a domed basilica. In the interior it is
ornamented with wall paintings in which influences from the Renaissance painting
can be traced. The church's templon - which is presently being restored - constitutes
one of the most beautiful examples of post-Byzantine wood carving on Lesbos. Its
bell-tower is also of architectural interest as it strongly bears gothic elements.
The relics of St Theodoros of Byzantium - the patron saint of the
city - are kept intact inside the church and thus the monument constitutes an
important place of pilgrimage.
It is in the center of Mytilene. It is a three-aisle cruciform basilica built in the end of the 16th century. It is dedicated to Saint Athanassios and in the church the holy remains of the martyr Saint Theodoros of Byzantium - patron saint of the town - are kept. The fretwork icon-screen is one of the most impressive works of post-Byzantine art (1738), while the holy icon of Jesus Christ is a wonderful heirloom from Asia Minor (16th century).
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AGIASSOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22520 22242
The church
is situated in the centre of the village Agiasos and is dedicated to the Dormition
of the Virgin. It is a three-aisled post-Byzantine basilica (32,20 x 26,20 m.),
with a marble templon made in the beginning of the 19th century and with wall
paintings dating from 1838. In the church's yard there is an ecclesiastical museum
with numerous remarkable exhibits from the area around.
The church constitutes one of the most important places of pilgrimage
on Lesbos. An impressive folklore festival takes place on the 15th of August.
It is at the small town Ayiassos. The name "Ayia Sion" comes from the old icon of the Virgin Mary, painted according to tradition by Saint Luke the Evangelist. In 803 AD -the period of Iconoclasm - the priest-monk Agathon brought it from Jerusalem, also known as "Ayia Sion", to the island. Agathon founded the monastery that soon became a pilgrimage and the nucleus of the town that formed around it. The present church was built in 1814 at around the time when the Monastery stopped functioning as such. In the courtyard there is an Ecclesiastical Museum with an interesting collection of manuscripts and valuable ecclesiastical items. It is one of the most significant pilgrimages of the island.
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AGIOS EFSTRATIOS (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
The ancient monuments that can still be found on the island of Agios
Eustratios are particularly limited due to the disastrous earthquake that devastated
the settlement in 1968. The most important and unique example of post-Byzantine
architecture is the church of St.
Basil (Agios Vasileios), which - according to the inscription plate - was
built in 1727 in the type of a domed basilica.
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AGIOS STEFANOS (Settlement) MYTILINI
ANEMOTIA (Village) LESVOS
The church of St George (Agios Georgios) at Anemotia in the province
of Methymna is situated in the lower part of the settlement. It is a small building
with a tiled couple roof and, according to its inscription plate, it was built
in 1702. The iconography of its wall paintings deviates from the established iconographical
conventions. The circle of S. George's martyrdom as well as the scenes of Apocalypse
are of particular interest.
ATSIKI (Small town) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
KALIOPI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church was built in 1869.
KAMINIA (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
KARPASSI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church of Aghios (Saint) Pachomios was built in 1901.
KERAMIO (Village) LESVOS
The church
of St John (Agios Ioannis) is located in the centre of Lesbos,
at the village Kerami, between Kalloni
and Papiana. It is of relatively small dimensions (11,70 x 4,50 m), built according
to the type of a side-aisled basilica, with an addition of a wood-roofed collonate
along the north side.
According to the inscription plate, the church was built in 1733.
It is built of stones, while an upper zone of ceramic ornamentation is created
by five horizontal zones of bricks, which alternate in their arrangement creating
an impressive decoration.
The interior of the sanctuary is decorated with wall paintings contemporary
to the erection of the monument. They present a typical iconography, according
to which in the upper zone we find scenes from the life of Christ, in the middle
zone depictions of saints while the lower one is taken up by a decorative motive.
For the time being restoration works of the wall paintings are carried
out by the 14th Ephorate
of Byzantine Antiquities.
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KONTOPOULI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
KOTZINOS (Port) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church of Zoodochos Pigi which existed in the interior of the
castle was recently renovated. Since 1415 it is referred to, as Zoodochos Pigi
of Syngellos, an independent monastery. Ancient steps, quite deteriorated begin
from the ant-temple and lead to an underground vault. In this room exists a holy
water spring. In fact the spring is whatever remained of a water-supply construction
once used by the castle during sieges. There is a tale about this water: Once
a queen of the island tried to hide there when her enemies were running after
her. She is the one who confuses anybody who insists to count the steps. They
seem to be sometimes 84, sometimes 64, sometimes 57... and sometimes 51.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Lemnos
Provincial Government tourist pamphlet (1997).
MOUDROS (Small town) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church of the Taxiarches dates to the 14th century.
The church was built in 1904.
MYRINA (Small town) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church of Agia Triada (= The Holy Three) was built by the Metropolitan
Ioannikio around 1724 in the place of an older church. The church was destroyed
by the Turks in 1770 after the Turkish - Russian war and started to be re-built
with a slow pace from 1835 with donations from the local people and those that
had migrated to Egypt. The required wood came in 1865 from Odysso, a donation
from a Lemnian ship captain. The iconostasis is wooden-carved and full of byzantine
icons. On the right side of the iconostasis is a icon of Agia Triada. Most of
the icons are painted around the middle of the 18th century but older ones are
also found
MYTILINI (Town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22510 22561
The church
of St Therapon dominates the city of Mytilene owing to both its impressive
mass but mainly to the originality of its architectural type. The erection of
this monument commenced in the beginning of the 19th century by the flourishing
at that time Christian quarter and was completed in 1935. The architect was Argyris
Adalis, Ziller's student.
The architectural order follows the cross-in-square type; however,
the monument constitutes a combination of elements from contemporary architectural
trends that prevailed in the West (Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism etc). Gothic
elements are prevalent as well, adding an impressiveness and a distinctive style
to the monument.
Hellenic
Ministry of Culture WebPage
It is an imposing building at the area of the port and the biggest church in Mytilene. It was built in 1860 and it is a cruciform Byzantine basilica. Among its impressive icons, two are of special value, the one is of Christ (14th century) and the other of Ayios Ioannis (Saint John) the Theologian (15th century).
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It is the oldest church of Mytilene, built at the edge of the ancient town. It was built in the Byzantine period and reconstructed after its destruction by a fire in 1759 as a three-aisle basilica
PETRA (Small town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22530 41223
The church
is built in the centre of Petra (55 km from Mytilene, in the north part of the
island) on a rock of approximately 40m height. 114 steps carved in the rock lead
to its top. It constitutes one of the most important places of pilgrimage on Lesbos.
Travelers from the 15th to the 18th century report the existence of
a small castle on the top of the rock. It is probable that in an earlier phase
there was a small church surrounded by walls, which in the beginning of the 17th
century was replaced with a bigger one which took its present form after the repair
works in 1840. This church is made of stone and follows the architectural type
of a three-aisled basilica.
Its interior is decorated with a remarkable wood carved templon as
well as a wood carved bishop's throne.
It is at Petra built high up on a rock, with 114 steps curved in it that lead to the church. The location gives one the impression that it was selected for protection against pirate raids common in the post-Byzantine period. The church has a valuable icon-screen and wonderful hagiographies. It is a significant pilgrimage of the island.
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There are frescoes of the 17th century.
POLICHNITOS (Small town) MYTILINI
This church is a three-aisled basilica.
PYRGI THERMIS (Village) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22510 71165
The church
of the Virgin (Panagia) Troulloti is built in the area of the Ano Pyrgoi at
Thermi, in the eastern part of Lesbos, only 10 kms from the city of Mytilene.
The church belongs to the type known as domed cross-in-square and dates in the
14th century. It constitutes one of the few Byzantine churches preserved on Lesbos.
Architectural members from more ancient buildings are incorporated
in the masonry of the monument, two of which are marble relieves of particular
interest in the south wall of the narthex. These two relieves are ornamented with
both human figures as well as animal ones (such as that of a bear or a deer) and
they were probably taken from the nearby sanctuary of Artemis Thermia. The interior
of the church is decorated with wall paintings that date after its foundation
and are only partially preserved.
Its wood carved templon dates in the mid-18th century and constitutes
one of the most exquisite samples of post-Byzantine wood carving on Lesbos.
The church is at Ano Pyrgoi Thermis, at the eastern part of the island. It is a cruciform Byzantine basilica with a dome, probably built in the 14th century and one of the oldest Christian monuments on the island that has remained virtually untouched since the Byzantine times. Ancient materials have been used in the construction - among others two marble bas-reliefs at the southern wall of the narthex (porch) with animal figures (deer and bear) possibly belonging to the nearby ancient temple of the Goddess Artemis Thermias. The interior has a fretwork icon-screen (18th century), one of the best samples of post-Byzantine ecclesiastical fretwork in Lesvos. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is called Troulloti because the dome (troullos) carries the hagiography not of Jesus Christ but of the Virgin Mary
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REPANIDI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church of St George (Agios Georgios) at Repanidi was built in the middle of the 19th century following the type of a three-aisled wooden roof basilica with influences from Neoclassicism. This specific type of church constitutes the most characteristic one in religious architecture of post-Byzantine years on Lemnos. Particularly remarkable is the wood carved templon of the church as well as the rich decoration of its walls with the afresco technique.
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ROMANO (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church was built in 1830.
ROUSSOPOULI (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The church was built in 1801.
SARDES (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
SYKAMINIA (Port) MITHIMNA
(Virgin Mary the Mermaid) : It is at the northwest of Mytilene (48 km), at the picturesque port of Skala Sykameneas, built on a small rock in the sea. It is called Virgin Mary the Mermaid from an icon that shows Virgin Mary with a mermaid’s tail (painted by an unknown folk artist).
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TAXIARCHES (Village) MYTILINI
It is 6 km south of Mytilene, at the village of Kayiani or Taxiarches. It was built in 1903 in a Byzantine cruciform style but with a Gothic dome. The church is full of impressive icons, hagiographies and ecclesiastical objects. It is a significant pilgrimage of the island.
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THANOS (Village) LEMNOS (LIMNOS)
The chapel
is located near the village of Zemata in the area of Thanos (about 4 km from Myrina).
Remnant of one of the numerous monasteries on the island, it is known from 1305,
a year in which it become part of the monastery of Agia Lavra, when some monks
from the island of Ag. Eustratios who belonged to the monastery settled in the
chapel in order to protect themselves from the Turkish raids. It is located at
a spectacular position in a hardly-reached cave, on the top of a hill among impressive
rocks, a location in which in Byzantine years there was probably an Early-Christian
church and hermits.
On the first Tuesday after Easter there is a service at the chapel.
On that day the icon of the Virgin (Panagia) Kakaviotissa -which for the rest
of the year is kept by a family at Kontia- is brought at the chapel. According
to tradition, the members of this family are the descendants of a laborer to whom
the last monk gave the icon in question.
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ANTISSA (Small town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22530 56249
The monastery of Perivoli is situated in a by-passing of the country
road Kalloni-Antissa, just
before the village of Antissa on the banks of the Voulgaris river. It is a women
convent dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin and it was devastated in recent
years. In the past (at least from the 16th up to the end of the 18th century),
it constituted part of the men's monastery of Taxiarches Kreokopou, which is located
at approximately an hour's distance from Perivoli, on the top of Mt Chalakas.
The katholikon (main church) of the monastery is built according to
the type of a two-aisled wooden roof basilica; it is of small dimensions with
remarkable frescoes that date in the 16th century.
It is at the northwest part of the island at a distance of 3 km from the small town of Antissa. In the Byzantine times it was a convent, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was rebuilt in 1630. Worth noticing are the icons of the fretwork icon-screen and the hagiographies (16th century).
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Northeastern of the small town of Eressos (3 km ). It is dedicated to the Taxiarches (Archangels) and its founding dates back to the medieval times. It is a Byzantine Monastery with a plethora of interesting icons, ecclesiastical objects and hagiographies.
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IERA MONI LIMONOS (Monastery) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22530 22289
The Monastery
of Leimon is a men's convent, situated in the centre of Lesbos, at a 14 km
distance from Kalloni, in a fertile basin. It was founded in Byzantine years and
was inhabited until the occupation of the island by the Turks. The monastery was
re-founded in 1526 by Saint Ignatios Agallianos, a significant personality who
contributed in the rebirth of both education and the Church. At that time the
well-known "Leimonias" school - which remained open until 1923 - functioned
within the monastery's enclosure.
The katholikon (main church) was built in 1526, at the time of the
monastery's reformation and was repeatedly restored. It is a three-aisled basilica
with the roof of the middle aisle higher than the other two and a double narthex.
It is decorated with interesting wall paintings that date in the second half of
the 16th and the first half of the 17th century. Worth mentioning is the wooden-carved
gilded templon in the church's interior.
Today in the monastery there is an important library with manuscripts
and a vestry.
It is in the center of the island at a distance of 3 km northwest of the small town of Kalloni. Its Cathedral is dedicated to the Taxiarches (Archangels). The Archbishop of Mythimna Ignatios Agalianos, who is the saint honoured in the monastery, built it in 1523. During the years of Ottoman occupation it was the only intellectual center of the island. The Cathedral is an imposing three-aisle basilica, with a fretwork and gold-plated icon-screen and frescos painted in the Byzantine manner ca. 1800. The Monastery has a library, a Museum of Ecclesiastical Art and a Museum of Geology (1990).
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MANTAMADOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22530 61214, 61359
The monastery
is situated at a close distance from the village Mantamados, in the north-east
part of Lesbos, 36 km from Mytilene and it constitutes one of the most significant
places of pilgrimage on the island. In the past, it functioned as men's convent
and is mentioned for the first time in an ecclesiastical document from 1661.
The small church of the 17th century was replaced with a bigger one
of the 18th century, in the place of which the present church was erected from
top to bottom in 1879, following the architectural type of the three-aisled basilica.
The monastery complex develops parametrically around the church, adding
a fort-like character to it. In the church's interior and, more specifically,
in a luxurious canopy from 1766, the wrought-in-relief icon of Taxiarches is kept,
which -according to tradition- was made with soil and the blood of the monks who
were slaughtered by pirates.
Of folklore interest is the custom of the bull's slaughter, which
takes place on the anniversary of the church's inauguration.
MONI AGIOU IOANOU THEOLOGOU (Monastery) LESVOS
The monastery of Ypsilos, an active men's monastery, is dedicated
to St John Theologos and is located in the west part of Lesbos, on the top of
Mt Ordymnos, at a height of 634 m and at a distance of 81 km from Mytilene. Tradition
places the foundation of the monastery in Byzantine years, before A.D. 800, and
mentions it as "Monastery of Korakas", a name which was modified to "Monastery
of Zisira" in the years of the Turkish occupation.
From its Byzantine phase very little information has been saved and
is believed that the monastery was abandoned and devastated in late Byzantine
years. The monastery flourishes again in post-Byzantine years but it is destroyed
by fire. The existing katholikon (main church) was built in 1832 and constitutes
part of a monastic complex, which develops around the katholikon.
In the monastery there is a particularly interesting vestry as well
as a library with important manuscripts.
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It is built on the top of the rocky mountain Ordymnos, between Antissa and Sigri and dedicated to Ayios Ioannis Theologos (Saint John the Theologian). The choice of its location is evidence of its medieval origin (in 800AD). The Cathedral has wonderful wall paintings (hagiographies) and precious ecclesiastical objects.
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MONI AGIOU RAFAEL (Monastery) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22510 71259
The convent of Ayios Raphael (Saint Raphael): It is at the northeastern part of the island and at a distance of 3 km from Thermi. The Monastery was built on the ruins of an early Christian basilica, the remains of which can be seen in the area: (wall paintings, red paved floor, the icon of Jesus Christ (14th century) and others). There are three periods in the Monastery’s history: (a) from the 10th century to 1235, (b) from 1433 to 1463, the year of its second destruction by the Ottomans, when Saint Raphael to whom the convent is dedicated was abbot and (c) from 1962 to this day. It is one of island’s most important pilgrimages and contributes to the area’s and the island’s welfare.
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MONI PANAGIAS MYSRISNIOTISSIS LIMONOS (Monastery) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22530 22729
It is at a distance of 4 km from Kalloni. It is Byzantine convent, annexed to the Monastery of Leimonas and founded by Ayios Ignatios in 1523, in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Inside the Cathedral the visitor can admire valuable Byzantine icons, an old fretwork icon-screen and significant wall paintings (hagiographies).
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POLICHNITOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Eastern of the small town of Polichnitos. It is a Byzantine Monastery (14th century), dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In the Cathedral there are wonderful wall paintings of Byzantine art and significant ecclesiastical items.
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The monastery of Damandri is situated in the area of Polichnitos and
was founded in post-Byzantine years, at an era during which numerous churches
and monasteries were founded on the island. The monastery's katholikon
(main church) is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin and belongs to the type
of a single-aisled basilica. The name "Damandri" is taken from a small Byzantine
village, the ruins of which are very close to the monastery; the village in question
is mentioned in a Metropolis Codex from 1567 to 1652.
The church's wall paintings, which date in the 18th century (1733),
were made by the painter Chomatzas. The wood carved templon dates in the late
years of the Turkish occupation, whereas the icons of Christ and the Virgin Hodegetria
in the 16th and 17th century.
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