Listed 12 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "ZAROS Municipality HERAKLIO" .
VORIZIA (Village) ZAROS
The two aisles of the church were constructed and painted at different
times: the northern aisle is the oldest with dates inscribed in the wall of 1332
and 1404, the southern one is next with an inscription dated 1400-1428. The church
is a very rare example of a church with two narthex at the entrance of the church,
both at right angles to the two aisles of the church. The church contains interesting
exterior decorations of bricks. The doors and round windows are exceptionally
well-carved. It is one of the best examples of Gothic influence in the exterior
decoration of Byzantine churches in Crete; also the church contains some very
well-preserved frescoes.
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The Byzantine church of Timios Stavros has pleasant external decorations
and an interesting window. Few of the frescoes remain.
ZAROS (Small town) KENOURGIO
In the village of Panagia near Zaros, is the very interesting three-ailed
basilica of the Panagia. There are Byzantine marble reliefs inside the church
and a column of a previous church or older temple is still standing in the church.
Above the entrance portal there is a small window with Byzantine marble reliefs
decorating it.
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MONI AGIOU ANTONIOU VRONTISSIOU (Monastery) HERAKLIO
Tel: +30 28940 31247
There are documents concerning the Monastery
since 1400. It was one of the most important monastic and spiritual centres of Crete. It was a centre of the revolution of 1866 against the Turks
and, as a result, it was greatly damaged.
The Monastery' s Katholicon is a two-aisled church
dedicated to St Antonius and the Apostle Thomas. The northern aisle is posterior to the rest of the church. The frescoes as well as the 15th century
portable icons are unique specimens of the religious art of the Cretan Rennaisance. According to the tradition among the monastery's monks was
the renowned Cretan painter Michael Damaskenos. The most important icons he painted for the monastery were transferred in Heraklion by the end
of the 19th century and today are exhibited in the museum of St. Catherine of Sinai Monastery.
Another attraction is the 15th century monumental fountain,
that adornes the entrance of the Monastery. The fountain bears a relief representation of Adam and Eve.
Restoration and consolidation works were carried out in the Katholicon and the monks' cells. The frescoes have also been restored.
Today the Monastery is still a refuge of monastic life.
Between the villages of Voriza and Zaros is the Vrondisi Monastery.
It is located 50km southwest of Iraklion. It overlooks the plain of Mesara and
the Libyan Sea on one side while the peaks of Psiloritis dominate the other side.
It is a two-aisled church, and Saint Anthony and Saint Thomas are its patron saints.
The bell tower has an independent entrance and is composed of four arches. The
earliest written reference to the monastery is dated 1474. However, the monastery
is older than that and it may have been in existence since the second Byzantine
era.
During Venetian rule, the monastery included notable painters and scholars in
its community. Michalis Damaskinos, a famed painter of religious works, painted
six of his best icons while at Vrondisi. His works combined elements of Byzantine
and Renaissance art. These icons are now in the Museum of Agia Ekaterini in Iraklion.
As with many monasteries on Crete, Vrondisi played an important role during the
various struggles of the Cretan population. It was the headquarters of Captain
Michalis Korakas during the revolutions against the Turks in 1866 and 1878. The
monastery and its community received sharp reprisals as a result of this revolutionary
activity.
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VORIZIA (Village) ZAROS
Tel: +30 2810 288394, 288484
Fax: +30 2810 288484
The Monastery
was probably built during the first centuries of the Venetian occupation. There are incised
inscriptions since 1332. The northern aisle was the first to be built; the rest, as well as the
exonarthex, were added later.
The Monastery was abondoned in the early 18th century and only the
Katholikon
is preserved today. Its northern aisle is dedicated to the Virgin, the southern to St John the
Precursor and dated in 1400-1428 and the lateral to St Phanourios, whose frescoes were
painted in 1438 by the Cretan painter Constantinos Ricos. The church' s frescoes are very
important and well preserved.
In 1947, N. Platon supervised the restoration works that were carried
out in the monastery and are still carried on by the 13 th Ephorate of Byzantine
Antiquities under the supervision of M. Borboudakis.
The village of Voriza is 53km southwest of Iraklion on the Iraklion - Agia Varvara - Gergeri - Voriza road. Below (south) the village is the Varsamonero Monastery, down a dirt track. Only the church of Agios Fanourios remains of the monastery.
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North of the village, in the gorge of Agios Nikolaos, is the monastery of Agios Nikolaos with the Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos, which contains frescoes, and the Byzantine cave church of Agios Efthimios with frescoes and an inscription of 1438. The walk to Agios Efthimios takes about 45 minutes.
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North of the village, in the gorge of Agios Nikolaos, is the monastery of Agios Nikolaos with the Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos, which contains frescoes, and the Byzantine cave church of Agios Efthimios with frescoes and an inscription of 1438. The walk to Agios Efthimios takes about 45 minutes.
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