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Saint Andrew church at Vourvoulitis
Monasteries · Heraklion Prefecture

Saint Andrew church at Vourvoulitis

Rating
5.0
frescoes
1360
km · Mires
8.2
on foot
8'
Mires
Saint Andrew church at Vourvoulitis 2
Rare

Frescoes of Lord Christ and crucifixion/saints

20 nearbyPanagia Almiri monastery, Church of Saint Theodore at Moulia, Saint Marina Church at Agii Deka

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The church of Saint Andrew (Agios Andreas) is located in a lush green area with plane trees near the village Vourvoulitis. Next to the church there is the small cave Kalegerospilios from which gushes water and is collected to a cistern, while the roof of the cave preserves traces of a fresco of Lord Christ.

According to Gerola, the temple bears traces of frescoes depiciting the crucifixion and some saints. The church operated as a male monastery and according to oral tradition it was ruined after a Saracens' invasion.

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