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Saint John the Theologian church at Elos
Monasteries · Chania Prefecture

Saint John the Theologian church at Elos

Rating
5.0
century
XIV
frescoes
1300
km · Kissamos
15
Kissamos
Saint John the Theologian church at Elos 2
Rare

vaulted temple with dimensions of 11,20 x 4,46 meters

20 nearbyLimni Lake near Elos, Michael Archangel church in Kamiliana, Church of the Holy Cross in Strovles

Ler a história

The temple of St. John the Theologian is a single-room vaulted temple with dimensions of 11,20 x 4,46 meters.

There are no documents for justifying its exact date, however according to the analysis of its murals it should be built around the first half of the 14th century. The frescoes are attributed to the famous hagiographer of provinces Selino and Kissamos, Ioannis Pagomenos.

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