Listed 8 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "KOURITES Municipality RETHYMNO" .
AGIA PARASKEVI (Village) KOURITES
In the village of Agia Paraskevi there is the Byzantine church of
the Panagia which contains some well-preserved paintings of good artistic quality.
One of the frescoes shows the donors of the church, a priest - Georgios Varouhas
- and a woman in black. The head of the priest is an exceptional piece of art.
The Panagia Church is in the middle of the village before the modern church.
This text is cited Dec 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
At the south entrance of the village is the church of Agia Paraskevi
and Agios Georgios. It is a two-aisled church but no frescoes are preserved.
AGIOS IOANNIS (Village) KOURITES
The Byzantine cemetery church of Agios Ioannis can be seen from the
village below the valley. The church contains some frescoes.
APODOULOU (Village) KOURITES
In Apodoulou there is the Byzantine church of Agios Georgios Xifoforos
(Sword-bearing) with an inscription of 1496 and frescoes by Iereas Anastasios.
The church is a single room with three blind arches on each side, better to support
the church and provide more drawing space. Agios Georgios has been painted on
his horse between two blind arches.
This extract is cited Dec 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
LABIOTES (Village) KOURITES
In Lambiotes is the Byzantine church of the Panagia which contains
frescoes with a western influence. There is also a coat of arms on a tomb on the
exterior wall of the church.
PETROCHORI (Village) KOURITES
In Petrohori (Aposeti) there is the Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli
with some unusual frescoes and inscriptions of 1580 and 1594. There is an old
fountain at the entrance to the village, opposite the church.
PLATANIA (Village) KOURITES
In Platania there is the Byzantine church of the Panagia which contains
frescoes of good quality and which are in good condition. The church is in the
square in the centre of the village.
VATHIAKO (Settlement) KOURITES
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios is in the village of Vathiako.
The early twelfth century frescoes in the church are in good condition.
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