Location information

Saint George (Agios Georgios)

POLICHNITOS (Small town) MYTILINI
This church is a three-aisled basilica.

Monastery of Damandrio

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.

• http://www.lesvos.gr/nomos/lesvos_tourist_guide/en... (1 img.)

Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin

  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.

Hellenic Ministry of Culture WebPage
• http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21203n/e212cn23.htm... (1 img.)