Listed 21 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "IERAPETRA Province LASSITHI" .
ANATOLI (Village) IERAPETRA
The Byzantine church of the Panagia and Agios Nikolaos is a two-aisled
church in a superb location within the village which has a view of the valleys
below. There is also an old grave in the church.
CHRISTOS (Settlement) IERAPETRA
Near Males in the village of Christos there are also some interesting
churches, including the small church of Agia Paraskevi located below a spring
in a pleasant setting surrounded by large trees.
EPISKOPI (Settlement) IERAPETRA
The church dates from the twelfth to thirteenth century and it is
a very rare example of architectural decoration. The dome of the church is supported
on a drum which is decorated with nineteen blind arches using tiles. Four windows
open around the drum. The older part of the church is the former domed church
of Agios Georgios, but a later part dedicated to Agios Charalambos has been added.
It is believed that the church of Agios Georgios was associated with the bishopric
church of the Panagia on the other side of the road, and that possibly baptisms
took place there.
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Also in the village is Agios Antonios Church with a very decorative
portal.
KAVOUSSI (Village) IERAPETRA
There are two Byzantine churches off the main square: the church of
Agios Georgios contains frescoes.
MESSELERI (Village) IERAPETRA
On a very difficult road is the Byzantine church of the Panagia Kera
Grameni, near the top of a hill, with an exceptional view of the coastline of
south Crete and the plains near Ierapetra. The church has frescoes inside, but
they are not very well-preserved.
NEES MALES (Village) IERAPETRA
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios is in a charming setting in
a plateau under the village (the old village of Agios Georgios) and contains frescoes
and has interesting exterior decorations on its doors and in the back of the church,
as well as blind arches in the sides.
The church of the Panagia Mesohoritisa is a small single-aisled Byzantine
church within the village and contains two layers of frescoes, the later one dated
1431.
The church of Analipsis, just before you enter the village on the
left, has elaborate external decorations and has a head in relief below the roof.
The church of Agia Triada is below the road near the village.
IERA MONI FANEROMENIS (Monastery) IERAPETRA
Tel: +30 28410 24444
The monastery is perched dramatically on the edge of a canyon. The name of the monastery (Faneromeni, "revealed") was taken from an icon of the Virgin which was found in a small cave beside the church. The frescoes in this small fourteenth century monastery church are dated 1455 and were blackened by smoke when the church was set on fire to by the Turks. There is an inscription commemorating renovations on the monks cells in 1624.
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IERA MONI PANAGIAS EXAKOUSTIS (Monastery) IERAPETRA
Tel: +30 28420 91234
Near the village of Males, on the road as you approach, is the Exakousti
Monastery. The original monastery was very old and a new monastery has taken its
place.
MESSELERI (Village) IERAPETRA
Tel: +30 28420 22400
Fax: +30 28420 89653
Southeast of the village of Meseleri is the old monastery of the Panagia
Vriomeni surrounded by trees, and strongly resembles the setting of an ancient
Greek temple. Above the entrance door the date 1577 is inscribed. The church also
contains some attractive frescoes
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