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MYTILINI (Town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22510 22.677
The cathedral
of Mytilene is situated in the centre of the city and is dedicated to St Athanasios.
It dates in the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century and is built
according to the architectural type of a domed basilica. In the interior it is
ornamented with wall paintings in which influences from the Renaissance painting
can be traced. The church's templon - which is presently being restored - constitutes
one of the most beautiful examples of post-Byzantine wood carving on Lesbos. Its
bell-tower is also of architectural interest as it strongly bears gothic elements.
The relics of St Theodoros of Byzantium - the patron saint of the
city - are kept intact inside the church and thus the monument constitutes an
important place of pilgrimage.
It is in the center of Mytilene. It is a three-aisle cruciform basilica built in the end of the 16th century. It is dedicated to Saint Athanassios and in the church the holy remains of the martyr Saint Theodoros of Byzantium - patron saint of the town - are kept. The fretwork icon-screen is one of the most impressive works of post-Byzantine art (1738), while the holy icon of Jesus Christ is a wonderful heirloom from Asia Minor (16th century).
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
AGIASSOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22520 22242
The church
is situated in the centre of the village Agiasos and is dedicated to the Dormition
of the Virgin. It is a three-aisled post-Byzantine basilica (32,20 x 26,20 m.),
with a marble templon made in the beginning of the 19th century and with wall
paintings dating from 1838. In the church's yard there is an ecclesiastical museum
with numerous remarkable exhibits from the area around.
The church constitutes one of the most important places of pilgrimage
on Lesbos. An impressive folklore festival takes place on the 15th of August.
It is at the small town Ayiassos. The name "Ayia Sion" comes from the old icon of the Virgin Mary, painted according to tradition by Saint Luke the Evangelist. In 803 AD -the period of Iconoclasm - the priest-monk Agathon brought it from Jerusalem, also known as "Ayia Sion", to the island. Agathon founded the monastery that soon became a pilgrimage and the nucleus of the town that formed around it. The present church was built in 1814 at around the time when the Monastery stopped functioning as such. In the courtyard there is an Ecclesiastical Museum with an interesting collection of manuscripts and valuable ecclesiastical items. It is one of the most significant pilgrimages of the island.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
AGIOS STEFANOS (Settlement) MYTILINI
MYTILINI (Town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22510 22561
The church
of St Therapon dominates the city of Mytilene owing to both its impressive
mass but mainly to the originality of its architectural type. The erection of
this monument commenced in the beginning of the 19th century by the flourishing
at that time Christian quarter and was completed in 1935. The architect was Argyris
Adalis, Ziller's student.
The architectural order follows the cross-in-square type; however,
the monument constitutes a combination of elements from contemporary architectural
trends that prevailed in the West (Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism etc). Gothic
elements are prevalent as well, adding an impressiveness and a distinctive style
to the monument.
Hellenic
Ministry of Culture WebPage
It is an imposing building at the area of the port and the biggest church in Mytilene. It was built in 1860 and it is a cruciform Byzantine basilica. Among its impressive icons, two are of special value, the one is of Christ (14th century) and the other of Ayios Ioannis (Saint John) the Theologian (15th century).
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
It is the oldest church of Mytilene, built at the edge of the ancient town. It was built in the Byzantine period and reconstructed after its destruction by a fire in 1759 as a three-aisle basilica
POLICHNITOS (Small town) MYTILINI
This church is a three-aisled basilica.
PYRGI THERMIS (Village) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22510 71165
The church
of the Virgin (Panagia) Troulloti is built in the area of the Ano Pyrgoi at
Thermi, in the eastern part of Lesbos, only 10 kms from the city of Mytilene.
The church belongs to the type known as domed cross-in-square and dates in the
14th century. It constitutes one of the few Byzantine churches preserved on Lesbos.
Architectural members from more ancient buildings are incorporated
in the masonry of the monument, two of which are marble relieves of particular
interest in the south wall of the narthex. These two relieves are ornamented with
both human figures as well as animal ones (such as that of a bear or a deer) and
they were probably taken from the nearby sanctuary of Artemis Thermia. The interior
of the church is decorated with wall paintings that date after its foundation
and are only partially preserved.
Its wood carved templon dates in the mid-18th century and constitutes
one of the most exquisite samples of post-Byzantine wood carving on Lesbos.
The church is at Ano Pyrgoi Thermis, at the eastern part of the island. It is a cruciform Byzantine basilica with a dome, probably built in the 14th century and one of the oldest Christian monuments on the island that has remained virtually untouched since the Byzantine times. Ancient materials have been used in the construction - among others two marble bas-reliefs at the southern wall of the narthex (porch) with animal figures (deer and bear) possibly belonging to the nearby ancient temple of the Goddess Artemis Thermias. The interior has a fretwork icon-screen (18th century), one of the best samples of post-Byzantine ecclesiastical fretwork in Lesvos. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is called Troulloti because the dome (troullos) carries the hagiography not of Jesus Christ but of the Virgin Mary
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
TAXIARCHES (Village) MYTILINI
It is 6 km south of Mytilene, at the village of Kayiani or Taxiarches. It was built in 1903 in a Byzantine cruciform style but with a Gothic dome. The church is full of impressive icons, hagiographies and ecclesiastical objects. It is a significant pilgrimage of the island.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
MANTAMADOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22530 61214, 61359
The monastery
is situated at a close distance from the village Mantamados, in the north-east
part of Lesbos, 36 km from Mytilene and it constitutes one of the most significant
places of pilgrimage on the island. In the past, it functioned as men's convent
and is mentioned for the first time in an ecclesiastical document from 1661.
The small church of the 17th century was replaced with a bigger one
of the 18th century, in the place of which the present church was erected from
top to bottom in 1879, following the architectural type of the three-aisled basilica.
The monastery complex develops parametrically around the church, adding
a fort-like character to it. In the church's interior and, more specifically,
in a luxurious canopy from 1766, the wrought-in-relief icon of Taxiarches is kept,
which -according to tradition- was made with soil and the blood of the monks who
were slaughtered by pirates.
Of folklore interest is the custom of the bull's slaughter, which
takes place on the anniversary of the church's inauguration.
MONI AGIOU RAFAEL (Monastery) MYTILINI
Tel: +30 22510 71259
The convent of Ayios Raphael (Saint Raphael): It is at the northeastern part of the island and at a distance of 3 km from Thermi. The Monastery was built on the ruins of an early Christian basilica, the remains of which can be seen in the area: (wall paintings, red paved floor, the icon of Jesus Christ (14th century) and others). There are three periods in the Monastery’s history: (a) from the 10th century to 1235, (b) from 1433 to 1463, the year of its second destruction by the Ottomans, when Saint Raphael to whom the convent is dedicated was abbot and (c) from 1962 to this day. It is one of island’s most important pilgrimages and contributes to the area’s and the island’s welfare.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains images.
POLICHNITOS (Small town) MYTILINI
Eastern of the small town of Polichnitos. It is a Byzantine Monastery (14th century), dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In the Cathedral there are wonderful wall paintings of Byzantine art and significant ecclesiastical items.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
The monastery of Damandri is situated in the area of Polichnitos and
was founded in post-Byzantine years, at an era during which numerous churches
and monasteries were founded on the island. The monastery's katholikon
(main church) is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin and belongs to the type
of a single-aisled basilica. The name "Damandri" is taken from a small Byzantine
village, the ruins of which are very close to the monastery; the village in question
is mentioned in a Metropolis Codex from 1567 to 1652.
The church's wall paintings, which date in the 18th century (1733),
were made by the painter Chomatzas. The wood carved templon dates in the late
years of the Turkish occupation, whereas the icons of Christ and the Virgin Hodegetria
in the 16th and 17th century.
This text is cited June 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
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