Listed 19 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for destination: "CHALANDRITSA Village PATRA".
AGIOVLASSITIKA (Village) PATRA
ANO ACHAIA (Village) PATRA
PATRA (Town) ACHAIA
Basilica built in 1835 on the site of the Early Christian basilica
of Aghios Andreas. The architect was A. Kaftanzoglou. To the northwest there are
remains of an ancient construction: "well or font" of Aghios Andreas. To the northeast
is the larger church of the apostle Andreas.
This text is cited Apr 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
The two churches dedicated to Patras' patron Saint, St Andrew, constitute
a national and Pan-Orthodox place of pilgrimage. The small Church was erected
during the 1836-1843 period at the spot where Apostle Andrew died a martyr. It
is a basilica work of architect Lyssandros Kaftantzoglou. The whole body icons
on the roof depicting scenes from the Bible, Fathers and Patriarchs are works
of the great religious painter Dimitris Hatziaslanis, alias known as Byzantios.
At the front and on the right side of the Church, near the sanctuary, is located
the marble sepulchre of the Apostle. In the mid-4th century, on the initiative
of Emperor Constantine, the Holy Relics was transferred to St Apostles' Church
in Constantinople. When the Franks occupied the city, the Relics were transferred
to Italy. On September 26th 1964, the Saint's Head returned to Patras by Pope
Paul and after the actions that the citizens of Patras and the Orthodox Church
took.
The new magnificent Byzantine church was founded in 1908 by King George
I and inaugurated in 1974 by Patras' Metropolitan Bishop Nikodimos. It is the
largest and most artistic church in the Balkans and one of the largest across
Europe. The supervision of the construction works was initially undertaken by
architect Anastasios Metaxas, and after his death (1937) by architect Georgios
Nomikos. The Church's central dome is 46m high and supports a five meter high
gold-plated cross and twelve smaller ones, symbolising Jesus and his twelve disciples
respectively. The church's capacity is 5.500 persons.
a national and Pan-Orthodox place of pilgrimage. The small Church was erected
during the 1836-1843 period at the spot where Apostle Andrew died a martyr. It
is a basilica work of architect Lyssandros Kaftantzoglou. The whole body icons
on the roof depicting scenes from the Bible, Fathers and Patriarchs are works
of the great religious painter Dimitris Hatziaslanis, alias known as Byzantios.
At the front and on the right side of the Church, near the sanctuary, is located
the marble sepulchre of the Apostle. In the mid-4th century, on the initiative
of Emperor Constantine, the Holy Relics was transferred to St Apostles' Church
in Constantinople. When the Franks occupied the city, the Relics were transferred
to Italy. On September 26th 1964, the Saint's Head returned to Patras by Pope
Paul and after the actions that the citizens of Patras and the Orthodox Church
took.
This text is cited Apr 2003 from the Municipality of Patra URL below, which contains images.
Tel: +30 2610 275022
Fax: +30 2610 226482
PETROCHORI (Village) PATRA
Byzantine church of the 12th cent.
PLATANI (Village) RIO
Tel: +30 2610 223363
The
church of Aghios Nikolaos lies in the northern foothills of the Panachaikos,
on the right bank of the mountain torrent Xylokera. In a Venetian record of church
property of the end of the 17th century, it is referred to as an old monastery.
The church has undergone a considerable number of repairs.
The monument comprises the main church and a slightly wider narthex.
The wall construction, which is similar and unites the two, shows that church
and narthex are contemporary. The main church consists of a rectangular core measuring
5,50 X 3 m. on the interior, with two spacious apses measuring 3 m. on the chord
projecting from the north and south sides. All three apses are semi-circular on
the interior and three-sided on the exterior. This is usual in the Greek school
to which this monument belongs. Each of the three apses of the main church has
a double window.
Except for the lower sections and the eastern wall of the northern
part of the narthex, the monument is constructed with reticulate tiling, and tile
patterns enliven the appearance of the outer side. Aghios Nikolaos is a characteristic
example of church construction of the Greek school, and it dates to the beginning
of the 12th century. Today it is a parish church of the Community of Platani.
MONI AGIAS ELEOUSSIS (Monastery) PATRA
Tel: +30 2610 998343
MONI AGIAS MARINAS MARITSIS (Monastery) PATRA
Tel: +30 26930 91374
MONI AGION PANTON (Monastery) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 31223
MONI KOIMISSEOS THEOTOKOU NOTENON (Monastery) PATRA
Tel: +30 26940 91381
MONI OBLOU (Monastery) PATRA
Tel: +30 2610 328413
Tel: +30 2610 274468
Tel: +30 2610 275912
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