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Church of the Saints Theodore
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October 17, 2021
OR OMORFI EKKLISIA - BEAUTIFUL CHURCH This Byzantine church is dedicated to the Saints Theodoroi Omorfi Ekklisia is an aisleless barrel-vaulted church made of large dressed square blocks of poros stones of uniform size. The podium around the building, the dressed masonry, and the simple but unusual two-light window in the sanctuary, show that the church was built in the late twelfth century, just before the Frankish conquest. The inscription carved in a poros block in the west facade refers to the fact that a renovation of the church took place in 1289. The inscription refers to the Byzantine emperor Andronikos 1 even though at this time the island was under Latin rule. The interior of the church is lavishly decorated with wall paintings, it is worth noting that here in the Nativity above the vault is one of the very few depictions of the Panagia Galaktotrophousa (the Virgin Breastfeeding) in Byzantine art, this is set in a cave, the edges of which incorporate birds eyes. LOCATION: Kipseli north of Aegina town - between Agii Asomati & Kipseli.
OR OMORFI EKKLISIA - BEAUTIFUL CHURCH This Byzantine church is dedicated to the Saints Theodoroi Omorfi Ekklisia is an aisleless barrel-vaulted church made of large dressed square blocks of poros stones of uniform size. The podium around the building, the dressed masonry, and the simple but unusua…
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