Listed 100 (total found 207) sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "MAKEDONIA CENTRAL Region GREECE" .
ARNEA (Town) HALKIDIKI
In the same way the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Stefanos is also built. It is the highest building in Arnea and in a way one can say that it is its landmark. It is visible from everywhere in the village.
ACHLADOCHORI (Village) SERRES
This church is a three-aisled basilica.
ADENDRO (Village) THESSALONIKI
AFYTOS (Village) HALKIDIKI
The church of St. Demetrios was rebuilt in 1859.
It is a three-nave basilica with a wooden roof and an integral belfry. The church
of St. George was built in Lavriotiko in 1867, followed by the churches
of St. Athanasios and St. Nicholas in Liosi, on the ruins of an early
Christian church.
(text: Gerakina N. Mylona)
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Community
of Athytos tourist pamphlet (1994).
AGIOS ATHANASSIOS (Village) EDESSA
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Village) GIANNITSA
Hidden by the very high karagatsi trees and out of the Turkish sight,
in the beginning of the 19th century, rose up the only church of the area. This
church was dedicated to Saint George and used to come all the residents of the
neighboring villages. During the Russian - Turkish war, in 1877, passing by groups
of Turkish reservists, burnt the church and all its holly objects. From some notes
that were written on religious books, we learn that within a few years, the church
was built again at the same place, but smaller and with the contribution of the
residents some books were bought (1885).
The internal of the church was decorated with icons, donation of the
residents, which the date "1898" is written on. The collection of money
during the years 1899,1301 and 1904 helped the finishing of the church, the name
of which changed, completely inexcusably, to Saint Dimitrios. In the church there
was a slab with a written inscription, which mentioned that the church was burnt
during the Russian - Turkish war and was rebuilt with the contribution of the
residents of all the neighboring villages. Both the beautiful woodwork screen,
and the entire church have been pulled down. In 1957, the village's residents
built the new church of Saint Dimitrios on their own expenses, at the point where
the Bey's lodging was.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains image
ASPROVALTA (Small town) THESSALONIKI
There is the icon of St. George dating to the 16th-17th century that the refugees from Asia Minor brought with them.
CHALKIDONA (Small town) THESSALONIKI
DROSSERO (Village) GIANNITSA
The church of Saint George of Drosero is situated in the cemetery
of the village. It was built in 1863 in a building plot that belonged to an English
named Adot, when Metropolite of Moglena (Aridea) was Ioannis Rabatzakis, who later
was islamized. The church has been built in the Byzantine style and contains a
narthex and a place set apart only for women. There is a lapidary inscription
with the date "1863". Inside the church there are wall paintings on
the two architraves of colonnades. The icon screen, which is curved at Mount
Athos, has woodcut and written folk decoration and icons dated in 1863 and
1864. Plentiful decoration is maintained on the ceiling, on the narthex and on
the multi colored parapet of the place for women.
On the Beautiful Gate of the icon screen there is the date "1890".
Portable icons, books and relics of the second half of the 19th century, are maintained
on the Holy Floor area. Outside, it has been plastered with a thick layer of lime
and its bell tower has been pulled down. The first priest of the church was father
Ioannis Zavlaris. The church is preserved as it is and operates occasionally.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains images
EDESSA (Town) PELLA
Three-aisled, wooden-roofed basilica, founded in the 14th century
and dedicated to Christ, the Wisdom and the Word of God. The north and south walls
of the church were repaired in the middle of the 17th century, while the narthex
is a much later construction, added in the 1920's. Parts of wall paintings are
preserved on the bema, on the walls over the colonnades, on the soffits of the
arches, and on the pillars. The earlier wall paintings are dated to ca. 1380.
Very impressive is the carved wooden iconostasis, dated to the middle of the 18th
century, with icons painted by Apostolis Longianos Vodheniotis (1761).
Extensive restoration work of the church was undertaken in the 1970's,
and the additions made in the 1920's were removed from the main building because
they severely altered the original form of the monument. A similar restoration
work is now in progress in the area of the narthex and is scheduled to be completed
by 1997.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
ELEFTHERIO-KORDELIO (Suburb of Thessaloniki) THESSALONIKI
ELEONAS (Village) SERRES
The church is located at Elaionas of Serres and belongs to the cross-in-square
type. It is dated to the 12th century but the narthex was built much later, in
1851.
The monument has always faced stability problems but its condition
was worsened by the earthquakes of 1985. Cracks appeared on the walls and the
columns were moved off their vertical axis. In 1986 the church was supported and
in 1990 a study for its provisional restoration was approved.
In 1990-91, work that took place (investigation of the transformations,
the removal of wall-plaster, cement injections, placement of a metal framework
to support the weight of the superstructure thus relieving the marble columns)
secured its stability and allowed its function again. Work also led to the revealing
of important Byzantine wall-paintings, under a more recent layer of murals dated
to the 19th century. In the future, it is planned to remove the upper layer of
wall-paintings and conduct additional work with the repairing of the crumbling
parts of the walls.
This text is cited Sept 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
GALATADES (Small town) GIANNITSA
In the cemetery of Galatades there is the church of Saint Athanasios. It was built
before 1806, because this year is written on the icon of Virgin's Annunciation.
It is built in the Royal style, with three aisles and it has woodcut icon screen.
There are wall paintings of Saints Athanasios and Nicolaos on the south and west
lintel of the church. On the architraves there are scenes of the Old Testament.
Also, there are portable icons of the Twelve Apostles, Saint Dimitrios, Virgin
Mary, Saint Paraskevi, Saint John the Baptist, Christ, Saint Athanassios, Virgin's
Annunciation (1806) and Saint Georgios. The church has two entrances, in the south
and west side. Its roof has been restored recently and the church is lightened
inside through the dormer windows. Nowadays, the church is used for burial services.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains images
In the center of the village, next to the Primary School, it is situated the new
church of Agios Athanassios. It is an imposing church built in the Byzantine style
with a dome and wall paintings. It has a modern bell tower with five bells, which
ring with a mechanism. It was founded in 1949 and consecrated in 1961. Next to
the church there is its spiritual center, which also functions as a reception
hall.
GIANNITSA (Town) PELLA
1862
The Orthodox Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, i.e. the Orthodox
Cathedral of Giannitsa, a triple-nave basilica, the construction of which was
completed in 1860 and according to the tradition, wine was often used instead
of water for its construction.
This text (extract) is cited October 2003 from the Pella
Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.
GYPSOCHORI (Settlement) PELLA
In the cemetery of Gypsohori there is the church of Agios Athanasios, which is
dated in 19th century. The year "1851" is written on a sign that has
been preserved until nowadays. The temple is built in the Royal Style and it has
three aisles. It also has wooden roof and narthex, characteristics that is difficult
to be found in churches these years. Inside the temple, the frescos on the walls
are believed to be of rare beauty and art.
The residents report with great enthusiasm the important and determinate role
of the church during the Macedonian Struggle as, many fighters lived in the village.
Next to this church there is the new church of Agios Athanasios, which was built
in 1965 and opened in 1972. The day of the celebration of the church is on 18th
January.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains images
KARIOTISSA (Small town) GIANNITSA
The church at the old village of Kariotissa was dedicated to the Assumption of
the Virgin. The elderly remember with nostalgia the bi-level church, built by
carved stone, the Byzantine dome and the Byzantine icons, the woodcut icon screen,
as well as the woodcut, pulpit surrounded by golden pigeons. An internal wooden
stairway led to a place set apart only for women. When the residents left the
village to settle in New Kariotissa, the church was ruined. In its place a chapel
has been built sacred to Zoodohos Pigi (the source of life).
When the refugees settled in New Kariotissa in 1924, they performed their religious
ceremonies in a jerry built shed. However, their great desire for a temple soon
became true by the foundation of the new one dedicated to the Assumption of the
Virgin. In 1998 the extension of the church was completed, while renovation takes
place till nowadays.
In the eastern section of the village there is the chapel of Saint Paraskevi.
According to the village residents, it was built after the urge of an old woman,
who insisted on the messages she got from the Saint, and since then Saint Paraskevi
is considered to be the guardian angel of the village. For the chapel’s building
plinths, and later, stones were used, in a way of building, which led to its exquisite
beauty.
KARYES (Village) AGION OROS
Tel: +30 23770 23711-3, 23221
Fax: +30 23770 23315
It is a
three-aisle basilica, with its
central aisle on a higher level and an external gallery along the northern side. The tall rectangular bell-tower is built a few meters away from the north-east corner of the church. The marble iconostasis of the church is still in its place, as well as the portable icons painted
by Theophanes, in the mid-16th century, along with the the miraculous
icon of the Virgin "Axion Esti".
The monument, which in its earliest form is dated to the 10th century, has been decorated with
frescoes by the main representative of the so-called Macedonian School, Manuel Panselinos.
Apart from the historic elements of the monument, the
frescoes which
cover practically every wall of the church , are undoubtedly the most brilliant
example of the Paleologean Art, around 1300, whose colours, forms and sentiments
have found their best expression in the hands of the most worthy master of the
period.
The restoration of the monument was carried out by the Archaeological Service during the '50s and '60s, while recently the 10th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities completed the conservation of the wall paintings.
The church is in use for the daily worship of the monks who live in
Karyes for more than ten centuries, and it is also used for all the official ceremonies
of the Holy Community.
Karyes has been the seat of the self-governing body of Mount Athos
and the seat of the 'protos' since the 10th century. At that time the settlement
comprised some small older monasteries and the residences of representatives of
distant ones.
Assemblies of the monks were usually held on 15th August, the Virgin's
feast-day, in the Protaton church, the very heart of monasticism on Athos; disputes
between monasteries, mainly about land holdings, were settled there.
Dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin, the Protaton is a large
triple-aisled basilica with narthex. Built in the 10th century it was repaired
in the reign of Andronikos II Palaeologos (1282-1328). The wall-paintings (circa
1300) have been attributed to Manuel Panselinos; the artist, whoever he was, created
a work that has gained world-wide acclaim in our time.
The extraordinary abundance of painted scenes, free of all abstraction
and featuring exquisite figures that come close to defining the quintessence of
man, give superb material expression to the vision of Palaeologian art.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
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KILKIS (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
KONTARIOTISSA (Small town) PIERIA
LIPARO (Village) GIANNITSA
The Saint Paul church of Liparo was founded in 1952 and consecrated
in 27th of May 1962. In the village cemetery is situated the Byzantine church
that dates back in the beginning of 606 A.D. In an undefined date and at the point
where Saint John the Baptist's icon was found by a farmer, a church was built
dedicated to his memory. Here used to come the residents of all the neighboring
villages and there is evidence that it used to operate as a secret school.
The church used to be larger than it is now, but its one side was
pulled down and the wall paintings were covered by lime, as well as the religious
painted screen was covered by oil paints. It was built in the Royal style and
it has three aisles with painting decoration on the architraves, where scenes
of the gospel interchange with representations of Evangelists. Important is the
woodcut gilded bishop’s throne, that the decoration is based on embossed and performed
technic. The subjects are mostly plants and partially animals, with dragons, lions
and water birds. The church has been proclaimed a preserved monument by the Ministry
of Culture and it is included (with the tomb) into the map of the ancient and
Byzantine monuments of the prefecture.
This text is cited May 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains images
MIKRO MONASTIRI (Small town) THESSALONIKI
MONI TIMIOU PRODROMOU SERON (Monastery) SERRES
The wall paintings of the main church (katholikon) have been painted
by different hagiographers. The oldest among them are those carried out during
the prior ship of the second proprietor, Ioakem (1300-1333), and are distinguished
by their expressiveness, their realism and their passivity that also characterize
contemporary wall paintings preserved in Thessaloniki,
the Holy Mount and Macedonia.
From those fresco murals today are preserved only a few samples. The nave does
not preserve any part of the initial decoration. The latest decoration dates from
1803. the carved wooden iconostasis, of walnut wood, dates from 1804 and being
among the most noteworthy it excites the admiration of the visitors.
This text (extract) is cited September 2003 from the Prefecture
of Serres tourist pamphlet.
1. Chapel of St. Nikolas
2. Chapel of St. Spiridonas and St. John the proprietor
3. Chapel of St. John Prodromos or "Prodromoudi"
4. Chapel of Taxiarches (archangels)
5. Chapel of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Those chapels are situated inside the precinct of the Monastery. The
oldest among them is the "Prodromoudi" dating from the 12th century
and feasting on the birthday of St. John Prodromos. Many secondary constructions
(aqueducts, bridges, guest rooms) have been erected outside the precinct of the
Monastery and 6 chapels that still preserve famous wall paintings. The most outstanding
among them is the chapel of the Dormition of the Virgin that constitutes the cemetery
church of the Monastery.
This text (extract) is cited September 2003 from the Prefecture
of Serres tourist pamphlet.
NEA KALLIKRATIA (Small town) HALKIDIKI
NEA MICHANIONA (Small town) THESSALONIKI
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PALEFYTO (Small town) GIANNITSA
When the refugees came to Pαlefito from Thrace in 1924, they built
the church of Timios Prodromos in memory of the church that existed in their country.
The church is built in the Royal style and has many icons that the refugees brought
with them from Thrace.
In 1981 the new church of Timios Prodromos was built in the same yard
with the old church. It is a great construction built in the Byzantine style and
contains a narthex and a place set apart only for women. The church was consecrated
in 1998 and then the operation of the old church stopped.
This text is cited June 2005 from the Municipality of Megas Alexandros URL below, which contains image
In the cemetery of the village.
The uprooting of the Greeks from Asia Minor, was violent and they didn’t have
the chance to take with them the holly objects of their church. Its memory always
caused sadness. However, recently they fulfilled their dream for a church in memory
of the one they had in Kydia of Asia Minor, by building the church of Zoodohos
Pigi (The Source of Life).
PALEOS MYLOTOPOS (Village) GIANNITSA
1756
PARTHENI (Village) THESSALONIKI
PENTAPLATANO (Village) GIANNITSA
SERRES (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
Three-aisled wooden-roofed
basilica with a narthex. Its architectural type presents many archaic features.
The holy bema was decorated with mosaics of which is preserved only a representation
of Apostle Andrew (now in the Archaeological Museum of Serres).
The church is dated to the 11th century and was probably built at
the site of an Early Christian basilica. Additions were made in the 12th and 13th
centuries.
It was renovated several times: in 1430 by metropolitan Philip, in
1602 by metropolitan Theophanes, in 1700 by metropolitan Anthimos, in 1725 by
metropolitan Stephen, in 1735 by metropolitan Gabriel, in 1751 by metropolitan
Ioannikios, in 1835 and 1842. It was destroyed by fire twice, in 1849 and in 1913.
Today the church functions again.
In the center of the old town and below street level, there is the
brilliant old cathedral of St. Theodore's, a big rectangular Royal (Bassilica).
It was first founded during the palaiochristian era. According to another tradition,
it was built on the remains of an ancient church. The cathedral was built in 1224
AD by the Sovereign Ruler of Epirus, Theodore Angel Komninos in memory of the
glorious victory against the Franks, just outside the city.
The first reference to the Old Cathedral was made in a golden bull
of Adronikos the Senior in 1321 AD. It is described in detail by the orator Theodore
Pediasimos, a native of Serres, in his brilliant essay "expressions about the
sanctum of Feres (i.e. Serres)" (14th century). At the northwest side there is
a burial chapel, probably built in 1364 for Patriarch Kallistos. A plinth sign
on the southern side of the church wall states the following: "ΕΝ ΕΤΕΙ ΕΨΚΕ +
Ο ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΣΕΡΡΩΝ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ Ο ΚΤΙΤΩΡ", testifying that the wall was
demolished and rebuilt in 1725.
St. Theodores' church is well-known for its mosaics, from which after
the fire of 1913 the only one that was rescued was the one that shows Apostle
Andreas and the hands of Apostle Loukas. In the apse is a huge mosaic of the Last
Supper, still splendid in its decay. This historical church has been repaired
and renovated during the years, which has resulted in a slight transformation
of its original shape. During the great fire of 1913 the church got almost completely
burned. It was restored recently under the watchful eye of the Archaeological
Authorities and church services are now held there.
This text is cited Jan 2004 from the University of Patras' The ARCADIA website URL below, which contains images.
At the N.E. end of the castle there is the exquisite Byzantine church of St Nikolaos, which was restored and renewed in 1937. Until 1926 many mural remnants and jewel remnants were kept in the inside of the church with the usual technique and topics of the Palaeologi period. In the east side of the church, under the bilobed window of the apse there is the entrance to a crypt, in which you can get to via a small staircase. This crypt served the purpose of a cemetery, in other words it was a place were the guards of the castle were buried after they were murdered or had died in it from a disease or any other cause. The cemetery character of the crypt of St. Nikolaos is reinforced by the few graves' remnants and people's bones that were found in it.
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SIDIROKASTRO (Municipality) SERRES
THESSALONIKI (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
Tel: +30 2310 273790
The
church has the features of a monastic building. The naos is triconch in plan,
covered with a dome. To the right and left of the east apse, two more semicircular
structures are attached. To the west of the naos there is the spacious narthex,
surrounded by an exterior peristyle along the three sides. At the east ends of
the north and south peristyle there are two chapels, each roofed with a dome.
Of the church's interior wall paintings very few fragments survive today, especially
in the narthex.
The church was the catholicon (main church) of a monastery, dated
to the 14th century A.D. The monastery was once thought to be the Nea Moni but
later it was identified as the Monastery of Akapnios, dedicated to Christ. The
church was converted into a mosque after 1430 and restored to Christian worship
after the liberation of the city in 1912. During the turkish occupation, practically
all the frescoes of the church were stripped away.
Excavations in the monument's precinct were carried out in the years
1987-1991.
During the Turkish occupation, the monument was reinforced with colossal
buttresses, due to serious stability problems. Its present form is the result
of a series of restorations and interventions which were completed in 1961.
The monument today is used as a church.
A small chapel in the form of a timber-roofed, triple-aisled basilica
dedicated to Saint Euthymios was erected in the 11th century near the south-eastern
corner of the basilica of Ayios Demetrios.
The interior was decorated with wall-paintings in 1303 at the expense
of the nobleman Michael Glavas Tarchaniotis and his wife Maria. Michael Tarchaniotis
was 'protostrator' (general commander) of the Byzantine army in the reign of Andronikos
II Palaeologos, and founder of the important Pammakaristos Monastery in Constantinople,
which accommodated the Patriarchate for a time in the 16th century.
It is clear that Michael was a man of some consequence, as was the
eminent painter who undertook the decoration of Ayios Euthymios. The artist produced
one of the most significant works executed during the Palaeologan renaissance;
in many respects it resembles the paintings in the Protaton church on Mount
Athos.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
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TRIFYLLI (Village) GIANNITSA
As it turns up by the historical facts, during the Turkish occupation,
the few residents of Trifili perfomed their relegious sacrements in the church
of the neighbouring village Agios
Georgios. After the freedom of Macedonia in 1913, the residents of the village
formed an abandoned Turkish building into a church, dedicated to Saint George.
In 1960 a new church was built in the town square, from where the village's main
road passes.
This church is built in the Byzantine style, the rarest style nowadays,
and it's dedicated to Saint George and to the "Ypapanti of the Lord"
; i.e. the day priest Simon welcomed and met Christ 40 days after His birth. Its
imposing appearance is owed to its construction completely by stone, porous stone,
thanks to which it remained unchanged through the years passing. Inside it is
surrounded by a lot of wall paintings, which were painted after the residents'
donations. In a place set apart for women, some small and old icons are maintained.
Its celebration day is the 2nd of February, 40 days after Christmas.
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VALTOCHORI (Village) THESSALONIKI
VERIA (Town) IMATHIA
The Old Metropolis of Veroia was erected between 1070 and 1080 by
Nikitas, the then bishop of the city. It is one of the largest churches built
in the Balkans during the Middle Byzantine period; a triple-aisled, timber-roofed
basilica, it follows the design of Ayios Demetrios' church in Thessalonike.
Some wall--paintings that decorate its interior and rank among the
most important examples of Byzantine painting belong to the period 1215/16-1224/25,
when the city of Beroia was under the rule of Theodoros Angelos, despot of Epirus
and later emperor of Thessalonike.
A few late 13th century and early 14th century wall--paintings, dating
perhaps to a little before 1320, also survive and give an indication of the most
refined traits of the Palaeologan renaissance.
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This is a basilica dating back to the late 11th century.
One-aisled church dating to the early 14th century. It was decorated by the famous painter from Thessaloniki Georgios Kalliergis.
The single-aisled church of Christ was once the katholikon of a 14th
century stavropegiac monastery (so called as the patriarchal cross is thrust into
the ground of each such monastery to signify the latter is subject immediately
to the Patriarchate of Constantinople).
Documents issued by the patriarch Niphon and the emperor Andronikos
II in 1314 transferred ownership of the church to the monk Ignatios Kalothetos,
a personal friend of Grigorios Palamas, at the time leading an ascetic life in
the monastery of Timios Prodromos in the vicinity of Beroia.
Ignatios invited the Thessalonikan Georgios Kalliergis -- the "outstanding
painter in all Thessaly"
(as the artist grandiosely signs himself in the donor's inscription within the
church) -- to decorate the monastery.
Kalliergis' work, which still excites admiration today, is one of
the rarest achievements of the Palaeologan renaissance in the realm of painting.
His wall-paintings are characterised by the use of many colours and show the artist's
profound theological knowledge which was influenced by the work of his contemporary
Thessalonikan scholars.
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This church dates to the early 14th century.
There are murals dating back to the 14th century.
It consists of a single-spaced kernel surrounded by a gallery. We
do not know when it was founded. The dome collapsed during the 16th century, the
form of the building changed and a painted decoration was added on 1582 a.D..
Repairs were also performed on 1644 a.D. and it is estimated that the wall paintings
on the interior of the outside part of the southern and western walls date back
to that time.
This text (extract) is cited November 2003 from the Imathia
Prefecture Tourism Department tourist pamphlet.
Famous for its tile decoration, the church of Ayios Kirykos and Ioulitta
was built in the mid-14th century by bishop Makarios as a convent for men at Beroia.
The stavropegiac and patriarchal character of the monastery was called
into question in 1395 by the local metropolitan. We do not know the outcome of
the subsequent conflict between the Patriarchate and the metropolis, but it is
clear that by some date in the 16th century the monastery had lost its stavropegiac
and patriarchal identity.
The church has undergone various repairs in the course of its long
history, but retains a section of the original mid-14th century wall decoration
and some late 15th century murals, together with others of 1589. The latter are
the work of a local painter of no particular merit, who also decorated other churches
in Beroia and its vicinity up to the year 1607.
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There are murals dating back to the 14th century.
This is a basilica with murals dating back to the 15th century.
This is a two-aisled church with murals dating back to the 15th and 16th/17th century.
Three-aisled basilica
A two-aisled church with narthex.
Three-aisled basilica dating back to the second half of the 16th century.
This is a three-aisled basilica dating back to the 16th century.
This is an one-aisled church with murals dating back to 1571.
This is a three-aisled basilica with murals dating back to 1616.
This is a small one-ailsled church with murals dating back to the 17th century.
Two-aisled church.
One-aisled church of the 18th century.
This one-aisled church dates back to the 14th century.
CHIONOCHORI (Settlement) SERRES
Chionohori is positioned on the steep slope of Menikio mountain. It' s a real ark, where an original part of our byzantine tradition is kept with great respect. That is the byzantine country church, carved on a rock, where the visitor a experience a real atmosphere of the first centuries of monastic life. According to historical tradition, Joannikios, the founder of the holy nunnery of John the Baptist and his nephew Joakim, took shelter in this country church. However, the damp climate started to damage the health of this great ascetic, so he had to move to the other side of Menikio mountain, where he founded the wonderful Nunnery of John the Baptist.
GALATADES (Small town) GIANNITSA
In a short distance from the village of Galatades there is the chapel of Evangelist
Loukas which was built in 1930 at the point where the icon of Evangelist Loukas
was found. Nowadays, the chapel functions occasionally. On 1st of May and on Shrove
Monday a festival takes place in the yard of the chapel after the service.
SIDIROKASTRO (Town) SERRES
AGIO PNEVMA (Village) SERRES
Tel: +30 23210 91360
To the north of the village of Aghio
Pnevma and facing the Holy
Cross Monastery high up on a pine wooded hill, stands the Prophet Elijah Holy
Monastery. The first temple was built in 1900 but over the time it was destroyed.
Today's Katholikon is built according to the techniques used at Athos,
while only two walls of the original are preserved.
In 1990 a group of Nuns endeavored to found an organized Women’s
Monastery restoring the ruins and building new edifices, that resulted in its
present form. Today the Monastery houses 18 Nuns who deal with gold embroidered
handicrafts, hagiography etc.). For the moment there is no possibility fro organized
tourist groups to spend the night. The Chapel of Blessed Virgin Myrtidiotissa
houses the miracle-working icon of Our Lady.
Administratively, together with the Our
Lady Visiani and Holy
Cross Monasteries, the Monastery belongs to the Holy
Metropolis of Serres. Its feast day is on 20 July to commemorate Prophet Elijah
(important festivities) and on 24 September to commemorate Our Lady Myrtidiotissa.
This text (extract) is cited September 2003 from the Prefecture
of Serres tourist pamphlet.
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