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Church of Saint John at Agios Vasilios
Monasteries · Heraklion Prefecture

Church of Saint John at Agios Vasilios

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4.0
century
MCCXCI
frescoes
1291
km · Heraklion
16
Heraklion
Church of Saint John at Agios Vasilios 2
Rare

oldest inscription in the region

20 nearbyPanagia Spiliotissa Monastery in Houdetsi, Saint Paraskevi Church at Houdetsi, Church of Saint Nicholas in Houdetsi

Leer la historia

The church of Saint John the Baptist is located next to the Sinai monastery of Panagia Spiliotissa and bears frescoes by the painter Phocas, whom we meet in other churches of Pediada province. An inscription mentions the date 1291, being one of the oldest in the region.

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