Listed 10 sub titles with search on: Places of worship for wider area of: "THERAPNES Municipality LACONIA" .
AGII ANARGYRI (Village) THERAPNES
The village cathedral is the church of Agii Anargyri (St. Anargyri), whereas glorious is the cavernous church of Ai-Giannaki (St. John) in Poros, which has splendid hagiographies dating back to the 11th & 13th century.
SKOURA (Village) THERAPNES
The Patron Saint of the village is Agios Nikolaos (St Nikolaos). The construction of the church begun in 1888 and was inaugurated on the 26/12/1914 from the Bishop of Monembasias and Lakedaimonos Germanos, Trianos. It must be noted that the church contains intact the Sacred Table of a small church that stood in the same place before the foundation of Agios Nikolaos.
CHRYSSAFA (Village) THERAPNES
The region features a tremendous variety of churches many of which have remarkable wall-painting (frescos) of Byzantine or post-Byzantine periods. Situated in the village are the churches of Agiou Dimitriou (Saint Dimitrios), Koimiseos tis Theotokou and of Agiou Nikolaou (Saint Nikolaos). On the south of the village there is the church of Panagia I Xrisafitissa (Madonna of Chrysafa) dating back to 1293. Near this church you can also find the beautiful Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis Prodromos (St John the Baptist).
The church of Agiou Ioannou Prodromou (St. John the Baptist), which is a single aisle church, again with cruciform style roofing, and a wall painting (fresco) Holly Altar.
KALONI (Village) THERAPNES
Near the village of Kalloni you can find a church dedicated to Agio Nikolao (St. Nikolaos). The repairs that have been undertaken in recent times have altered somewhat the main construction, nevertheless the church maintains even today various elements of the Byzantine period.
KEFALAS (Village) THERAPNES
There are numerous chapels that can be visited in the area. In the village main square you can find the church of Zoodochou Pigi, which celebrates after Easter and on the 20th of July.
PLATANA (Village) THERAPNES
The church of Ypapanti is a single aisle, twin roof church, with impressive plaster decorations and a wood carved iconostasis. On the fifth floor of the steeple there is a bell with the inscription ¨ANNO DOMINI 1830 GRAFFITI¨.
MONI AGION TESSARAKONTA (Monastery) THERAPNES
Tel: +30 27310 26780
It is one of the most important monasteries in Laconia. The catholicon
(main church), a triconch domed church of the Athonite type, was erected in 1620.
The walls of the naos and narthex are covered with frescos
painted by Georgios Moschos. The church of Zoodochos Pighi (the Holy Virgin, Source
of Life) was built to the north of the catholicon in 1707.
During the Byzantine period the centre of the worship of the Fourty
Martyrs was the cave-like church, originally used as the catholicon of the old
monastery. The new monastery was founded by abbot Cyprian and the monks Parthenios
and Theodosios. During the Turkish occupation the monastery came under the direct
jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and gained privileges and many metochia
(estates). Significant was its contribution to the education of the enslaved Greeks.
The north wing of the building with the cells has already been restored
and work will soon be completed in the east and south wings. Systematic work for
the consolidation, restoration, and cleaning of the wall paintings was begun in
1985. Today the monastery is used as a convent for monks.
Many other important Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments have been
located in the vicinity of Chrysapha, including the church of Panaghia (Our Lady)
Chrysaphitissa, the church of the Dormition of the Virgin, the church of St. Demetrios,
and the church of St. Nicholas.
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