Listed 36 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "KALAMATA Province MESSINIA" .
AGIA SOFIA (Settlement) LEFKTRA
PETROVOUNI (Settlement) LEFKTRA
PLATSA (Village) LEFKTRA
This church is a three declivity basilica which was founded in the
10th century A.D.
The dome and the frescos are characterised by two technique styles
and were constructed in the mid 14th century while the frescos of the north declivity
of the church date back to the 15th century.
On the central declivity there is an inscription of dedication while
other inscriptions on other parts of the decorations are saved, as well.
On the iconostasis, sculptures of Midbyzantine years are preserved.
There is a church service once a year and nowadays there are restoration
and renovation works of the surrounding structures.
In the area of Platsa there are other Byzantine churches like St.
Paraskevi with 15th century frescoes and St. Demetrios.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Messenia Prefecture Tourism Promotion Commission URL below.
The church is a three-aisled basilica built in the 10th century. The
dome was added in the mid-14th century by Constantinos Spanis and at the same
time the interior was decorated with wall paintings representing two different
styles. A votive inscription is preserved in the middle aisle, and other inscriptions
are seen among the decorative elements of the walls. The wall paintings of the
north aisle date to the 15th century. Sculptures of the Middle Byzantine period
are preserved in the iconostasis.
The roof of the church has been retiled, the surrounding buildings
have been restored, and the wall paintings have been supported and cleaned.
Today the church functions only once a year.
Platsa is a traditional settlement of Messenian Mani, with many defensive
towers, harmonically combined with the exceptional natural setting. Several more
significant churches are to be seen in the village: St. Paraskevi, a cross-vaulted
church with wall paintings of the 15th century, the Byzantine church of St. Demetrios
and a few post-Byzantine churches.
This text is cited Sept 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
KALIANEIKA (Settlement) AVIA
MONI DIMIOVIS (Monastery) KALAMATA
The Monastery of Dimiova is 10 km east of Kalamata on the slopes of Taygetos and was built in the 8th century by the byzantine emperor Leonda the 3rd, the Isavro. It reached its heyday in the 15th century and was destroyed in 1463 during the war between the Turks and the Eneti. The contemporary Monastery was built in the 17th century and has woodcurved reredos made in 1773 while its church was painted in fresco in 1663. The miracle icon of the Virgin Mary the Timiovitissa is in the Monastery. This icon, according to tradition, was struck by an axe on the face and bled. It is celebrated on the 15th August, when a host of visitors from Kalamata and the surrounding area visit the Monastery from the day before, in order to attend the vespers and the service.
This extract is cited March 2003 from the Messenia Prefecture Tourism Promotion Commission URL below.
Tel: +30 27210 23115
MONI VELANIDIAS (Monastery) KALAMATA
Tel: +30 27210 23150
STAVROPIGIO (Village) AVIA
Tel: +30 27210 71388
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