No martyr tombes, 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...
To the south of Mytilene, 2 km from the settlement of Loutra, in the location “Cesmedes”, an archaeological excavation brought to light a mosaic section of an early Christian basilica and scattered architectural members (thorakia, etc.), which are...
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...
In the northern part of Lesvos and at a distance of 1.2 km from the settlement of Ypsilometopo are the remains of a three-aisled basilica, which was brought to light during the Turkish occupation by local people. In 1954, a chapel named after St. was built on its...
In July 1935, excavations carried out in a rural area of Skopelos Geras brought to light the ruins of a monastery, which had been built by St. Gregory bishop of Assos, as well as the tomb with his bones. The area around the foothills of Mount Brigianiou (Priantos),...
