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Monastères · Heraklion Prefecture
Church of Saint Paraskevi at Archanes
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- 4.3
- km · Heraklion
- 12
Heraklion

Rare
few but very important frescoes
20 à proximitéXotaris Art Forum, Church of Saint John the Forerunner at Archanes, Timios Stavros church at Archanes
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The church of Saint Paraskevi (Agia Paraskevi) is located next to a green ravine, at a site that overlooks the south side of Archanes town . What makes this church very important, are the few but very important frescoes preserved on its walls dating back from the medieval age.
According to Gerola , at the temple we can distinguish horseback Saints, Virgin Mary, martyrdom scenes, the Descent into Hades, the Presentation of Christ, the Nativity, the Baptism, Ascension and Holy Hierarchs.
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