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PLATAMONAS (Small town) PIERIA
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PALEO KERAMIDI (Village) PIERIA
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DION (Village) PIERIA
The remarkably old church of the Panayia (Virgin) Koundouriotissa
stands upon a low height in the foothills of Mount Olympos,
quite close to the ancient city of Dion. It is an early type of domed church in
which the side aisles and the narthex constitute a uniform area that surrounds
the main body of the church.
The plan of the church suggests it is probably of 8th century date,
though it has been dated in the past to the 10th century. This latter dating cannot
be upheld for the following reason. It appears that the city of Dion was destroyed
by barbarian raids during the 6th century and its inhabitants sought refuge in
more secure parts of the region.
Nevertheless, there are references to the bishopric of Dion (which
was subordinate to the metropolis of Larisa, according to the old structure of
metropolitan sees subject to the patriarch of Constantinople)
subsequent to the 6th century; it would seem that the church of the Koundouriotissa
served as the episcopal see at that time, having taken the place of the city church
destroyed in the 6th century. Thus, the church of the Koundouriotissa must predate
the 10th century.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
This text is cited Nov 2003 from the Macedonian Heritage URL below.
LITOCHORO (Small town) PIERIA
A monastery dedicated to Ayia Triada (the Holy Trinity) was built
above the village of Litohoro on the slopes of Mount Olympos
in 1543 by one Dionysios, a holy man and the post-Byzantine saint most beloved
of Macedonians. The monastery served as a depository of culture at a time when
the Ottoman Empire was at its height and Hellenism in all its forms at low ebb.
It suffered the misfortune of being destroyed in the course of World
War II. The monks then took refuge in their dependency, known as the Skala (Landing-place)
of Saint Dionysios, where they re--established their community.
Very few volumes of the old and once well-stocked monastic library
have survived, and of them some have been placed in the library of the Theological
College of Chalki in Istanbul.
A notable attempt is now being made to rebuild the old monastery of Saint Dionysios
of Olympos.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
This text is cited Nov 2003 from the Macedonian Heritage URL below.
The Square of the sailors.
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