Listed 15 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "APOKORONOU Province CHANIA" .
ALIKAMBOS (Village) KRYONERIDA
The Byzantine church of the Panagia is in the ravine below the Venetian
fountain. A small path starts near the road and leads to the nearby church that
is hidden by the surrounding trees. The church has interesting wall paintings
from 1316 by Ioannis Pagomenos that are in good condition.
This extract is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
FRES (Village) FRES
In the village of Agii Pandes there is the unusual Byzantine church
of Agii Pandes. The church has cruciform architecture which supports a large dome
at the intersection of the aisles. However, the church's shape is quite uncommon.
Externally it is in the shape of a rectangle like many other churches. Seen from
the front however, it resembles a three-aisled church in which the central aisle
is much shorter than the other two.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
In the village of Agioi Pandes near Fres, there is the unusual Byzantine church of Agii Pandes. The church has cruciform architecture which supports a large dome at the intersection of the aisles. However the church's shape is quite uncommon. Externally it is in the shape of a rectangle like many other churches. Seen from the front however, it resembles a three-aisled church in which the central aisle is much shorter than the other two.
The church of the Panagia in the section of the village known as Koukos,
has been built on two rocks and has wall paintings still visible with interesting
facial expressions.
FYLAKI (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
In Filaki there is the Byzantine church of Agia Anna with one of the
best decorated tombs on Crete within the church. The tomb of Kalergis (an important
Cretan family during the Venetian era) has ornate decoration with dolphins.
KOURNAS (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
The church of the Panagia is well-known for the ornate exterior decoration
of its windows and doors. The church is over-shadowed by a large new church in
the centre of the village.
The church of Agia Irini has remnants of wall paintings. The church
is in the middle of the village on the north side below the road. There is a staircase
from the road to the church.
The church of Agios Georgios is a three-aisled church with a narthex subdivided into three spaces. The church has supporting blind arches. Apparently it also had a fourth aisle in the past. There are also frescoes in Agios Georgios presently being restored. There are two unusal frescoes of huge hands holding scripture in the apses. The church is in the east end of the village.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
KYRIAKOSELIA (Settlement) ARMENI
The Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos is considered by some people
to be one of the most beautiful churches in Crete and has many lovely and well-preserved
wall paintings with a strong emphasis on shades of blue. The church is a fine
example of Byzantine architecture on the island. It is of cruciform architecture,
but its nave (west-east) is much larger and wider than the transept (north-south),
so that the church inside is almost rectangular. The church has blind arches on
each side. The windows are decorated with semicircles of brick. The side windows
have a column with a column capital which creates two openings to its right and
left for the light. The church has an exceptional elongated drum supported at
the intersection. The dome has a roof of tiles, and it has long, narrow windows
very beautifully decorated with bricks. In the front of the church there is a
very large narthex of a much more recent construction.
This extract is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
MAZA (Village) KRYONERIDA
The thirteen century Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos is in the
middle of the village of Maza, and it is open to visitors. The church has frescoes
by Ioannis Pagomenos; the painter is also buried under the church.
MOURI (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
The Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos has unusual architecture. Although it is a cruciform Byzantine style of architecture, its transept is higher than its nave. Usually, in most cruciform architecture churches the reverse is true, or both aisles are of the same height. The church contains frescoes; the most interesting is the unusually large painting of Agios Nikolaos.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
STYLOS (Village) ARMENI
The church of the Panagia Serviotisa is one of the best examples of
Byzantine architecture in Crete. It was built early in the second Byzantine period
(12C) and shows influences of previously developed new styles of church architecture
which originated from Agia Sofia, in Constantinopole. The church has cruciform
architecture based on an equidimensional cross and a dome whose supporting drum
is on the intersection of the two aisles. Extension rooms of a lower height have
been built so that the overall shape of the church is rectangular. Several external
blind arches have been built as supports that reach almost to the roof. The church
has many beautiful Byzantine architectural decorations. The blind arches are underlined
by fine stone construction. The roof has a tooth-like decoration, and the windows
in the dome and around the church are constructed of brick. Behind the sanctuary
of the church there is a window decorated with a column which leaves two openings.
Another decorated column has been placed high up on one of the sides of the church.
The church is pleasantly situated in the middle of a valley of orange groves.
This extract is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
As you enter the village of Stylos, on the right is the Byzantine
church of Agios Ioannis 1271-80, with Byzantine frescoes. It has a single room
and a small dome above it.
TZITZIFES (Village) FRES
The church of Agios Georgios, on the road to Tzitzifes, has wall paintings.
KYRIAKOSELIA (Settlement) ARMENI
On the mountainside there is a cave with a small church (Agios Mamas)
inside it. On the feast day of the church, boiled meat is eaten. It is thought
that this custom is a direct descendant from the animal sacrifices of the ancients
to the god Pan. Evidence of animal sacrifice was found in the cave.
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