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LILIANO (Village) KASTELI
The very important Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis is in the village
of Liliano, near Kastelli, Pediada. It is a three-aisled basilica, in which the
central aisle is higher than the others. The aisles are separated with arches
supported by columns. The columns have column capitals of the Ionian style. The
church has a narthex beside the entrance which is a room at right angles to the
aisles and lower than the main church. The church has been built with material
from previous churches. In the interior there is a small stairway and a column,
remainders of an older church in the same place. The church of Agios Ioannis must
have been built in the seventh or eighth century, one of the last churches built
in the style of three-aisled basilica in Crete.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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