Contributions of the group Churches of the World

Apollonia Archaeological Museum.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:56:45 +0000

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It was installed in the old Saint Mary Monastery (13th to 14th centuries), at Pojan.

Saint Demetrius Orthodox Cathedral.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:21:56 +0000

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At Rruga Antipatrea, Berat.
Photo taken in motion from the bus, whose windows affected the colours.

Pylos - Metamorfosi Sotiros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:23:35 +0000

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Pylos has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It was a significant kingdom in Mycenaean Greece, with the remains of the so-called "Palace of Nestor" excavated nearby, named after Nestor, the king of Pylos in Homer's Iliad. During the Peloponnesian War, the Bay of Pylos was the site of the Battle of Sphacteria in 425 BC.

In the Middle Ages, during the time of the Crusades, Pylos fell to the Principality of Achaia, founded in 1205. In the 1280s the Franks built the Old Navarino castle. Pylos came under the control of the Republic of Venice from 1417 until 1500, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottomans used Pylos and its bay as a naval base, and built the New Navarino / Niokastro fortress there. The area remained under Ottoman control, with the exception of a brief period of renewed Venetian rule from 1685–1715 and a Russian occupation from 1770–71, until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821.

The church of the Transfiguration of Christ occupies a central place inside the Niokastro in Pylos. It was originally built as a mosque during the reign of sultan Murad III (1573-1595). During renewed Venetian rule it was turned into a catholic church. After the re-conquest of the castle by the Ottomans it is likely that the building was again used as a mosque. In 1770, during the Orlov revolt, it was turned into a christian orthodox church. The church was used as an ammunition depot by the French troops at Niokastro (1828-1830) and after that, until 1842.

Pylos - Metamorfosi Sotiros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:25:27 +0000

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Pylos - Metamorfosi Sotiros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:08:14 +0000

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Pulpit of the former cathedral.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:13:32 +0000

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Inside the Iconographic Museum, at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, Berat.

Throne of the tyrant.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:56:28 +0000

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Inside the former cathedral - now Iconographic Museum, at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, Berat.

Iconostas.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:02:49 +0000

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This is part of the former orthodox cathedral, fully integrated in the Iconographic Museum, at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, in the historic centre of Berat.

Iconographic Museum (1986).

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:43:55 +0000

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Originally this building of 1807 was an orthodox cathedral. It is located at Rruga Toli Bojaxhiu, in the historic centre of Berat, UNESCO heritage since 2008.

Kalamata - Agioi Apostoloi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:33:12 +0000

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With a population of over 70,000, Kalamata is the capital and main port of of Messenia. Today Kalamata is known as the home of the Kalamata olives and Kalamata olive oil.

Kalamata occupies the site of an ancient city, probably that of ancient Pharae, a city already mentioned by Homer.
In medieval times, Kalamata is first mentioned in the 10th-century and got following the Fourth Crusade was conquered by Frankish feudal lords William of Champlitte and Geoffrey of Villehardouin in 1205. Kalamata remained in Frankish hands until , coming under the control of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in 1428.

Kalamata was occupied by the Ottomans in 1481. In 1659, during the war between Ottomans and Venetians over Crete, the Venetians captured Kalamata. The town and its castle were plundered and destroyed, and all able-bodied men were carried off to serve as rowers in the Venetian galleys.
The Ottomans reoccupied Kalamata in the war of 1715 and controlled it until the Greek War of Independence, when Kalamata was the first city to be liberated as the Greeks rose in the War of Independence in 1821.

The Church of the Holy Apostles dates back to the Middle Byzantine period.

The 13th century church is closely associated with the Greek War of Independence, as this war was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

Orthodox Church of Saint Paul and Saint Asti.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:23:34 +0000

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At Rruga Imzit Fan Shën Noli, Durrës.

Keria - Agios Ioannis

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:28:13 +0000

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The church of Agios Ioannis in the tiny hamlet of Keria was built in the 13th Century, during the Byzantine period.
It was built using an amazing collection of old marble of Roman times found in the area.

Platsa - Agios Nikolaos

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:05:50 +0000

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The church of Agios Nikolaos is located just outside Platsa in the locality called Kabinari. It is a domed three-aisle, barrel-vaulted basilica with three equally-sized apses. Two main building phases have been recognised. The first church a three-aisle, barrel-vaulted basilica with a narthex at its west dates to the 9th – 10th century. It was built with hewn orthogonal poros blocks of impressive size.

Recent evidence has shown that an earlier, ruined roman structure had been incorporated into the core of this church. The second phase has been precisely dated to 1337-1338, according to the founder’s inscription. This phase included the reconstruction of a large part of the vaulting and the addition of the dome. Smaller scale modifications took place during the early post byzantine period.

Nomitsi - Metamorphosis Sotiros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:42:35 +0000

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The church of the Transfiguration of Christ is a cross-in-square domed church of the four-columned variant. At the east side of the building three apses are projecting.

The church is built with carved porous stones and bricks, according to the so called cloisonné system, typical in byzantine architecture of southern Greece. The exterior surfaces of the building are elaborated with rich brick decoration. The west façade of the church underwent an extensive reconstruction at the late 19th c., probably after an earthquake.

Church of Saint John the Evangelist.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:26:14 +0000

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It is also known as Saint Bartholomew Church. It stands at Republic Square, Vila Viçosa.

Koumani - Agioi Anargyroi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:37:56 +0000

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The initial form of the church of Agioi Anargyroi, in the settlement of Koumani dates back to the late 10th century, based mainly on some painting fragments preserved here.
The church assumed its current form in the 13th century, when it was modified into a single aisle domed cross-in-square. The modification is associated with the new tendencies after 1261, with Mystras playing the primary role in their development. Most of the church’s wall paintings date to the 13th century. An arched single-lobe bell tower of the same period rises above the entrance.

Mother Church of Our Lady of Conception.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:13:48 +0000

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At Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira Square, Vila Viçosa.

Lagkada - Metamorphosis Soteros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:25:15 +0000

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The Metamorfosi Sotiros (Transfiguration of Christ) Church in Lagkada is a domed church with four columns in the form of a square cross and dates back to the 14th century. The murals also date from this period.

Lagkada - Metamorphosis Soteros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:35 +0000

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Metamorfosi Sotiros (Transfiguration of Christ) at Lagkada is a domed, four-column cross-in-square church and dates to the 14th century. Its eastern side was modified in the 16th century. A single-lobe arched bell tower rises at the end of the west wall.

Terrugem, Portugal

nobody@ipernity.com (Paulo Moreira) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:16:07 +0000

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Church of Saint John Beheaded and Bandstand