Early Christian Basilica of Achladeri

About 5.5 km south of the crossway of Achladeri, near the Gulf of Kalloni, is the acropolis of ancient Pyrrha, the later castle of the Royals. Built in a particularly fortified position, ancient Pyrra dates back to the early Bronze Age. It was probably destroyed in...

Early Christian Basilica of Halinadou

The early Christian basilica of Halinadou is located in the homonymous location of the rural district of the community of Agia Paraskevi. The basilica was probably the catholicon of a small monastery, as can be seen from the remains of the walls of the cells preserved...

Early Christian Basilica of Afentelli Eresou

In the western part of Eresou beach, in the Afentelli area, are the ruins of another early Christian church, of the same style as the basilica of St. Andrea. It is a three-aisled basilica of the 5th century, the floor of which is decorated with representations of...

Early Christian Basilica of St. Andreas Eresou

Behind I.N. The early Christian basilica of Agios Andreas Eresos is in ruins, behind which he was buried in 740 AD. Saint Andreas, archbishop of Crete, who died at sea in front of Eresos passing through Constantinople. The church was probably dedicated to the holy...

Early Christian martyrdom of Makris Gialos

No written testimony, from legends of the first Christian years neither from other sources, we can derive evidence for the existence of Christians on Lesvos during the first three centuries. Light was shed on this lost period by the discovery of the catacomb , which...
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