The long history of "Panagia Kanakaria” and the restoration of its mosaics
At the occupied part of Cyprus, there is a temple - cultural heritage of Cyprus and the whole world, the Church of Panagia Kanakaria which reflects from the 6th century A.D. to date the history of the place it is located. The church at the village of Lythrangomi in Karpasia is a characteristic sample of the art of the 6th century A.D. and its architectural style is basilica with a...
The Monastery of Daphni in Chaidari. A historic treasure located at a historic street
One of the most important examples of Byzantine architecture in the period of prosperity, the Daphni Μonastery in Chaidari, is included among the greatest monuments of Greece. Its location, on the Iera Odos axis, the ancient road which was leading from Athens to Elefsina and was taken by all those who participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, is yet another sample of this historic route. As it was discovered, it is...
The Ormylia monastery. A convent that enchants
Patriarchal and Stavropegic Holy Cenobium of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. The Dependency of the Mount Athos Holy Monastery of Simonopetra. The convert which is introduced to us with this long, accurate title, is situated at the fertile plain of Ormylia which is totally connected to its founder, Holy Simon the Myrovlytis. The Holy Monastery of Simonopetra, which is ranked 13th in the hierarchical order of the Athonite community, exists for...
The vision of Constantine the Great and the ruins Posted: September 13, 2018 | Categories: Current Affairs | Author: converge converge
Recent excavations near the Milvian Bridge, on the banks of the River Tiber in Rome, on the location where Constantine the Great fought and defeated Maxentius and became the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire, may have brought to light the ruins of a church, which was built on the spot where the Emperor converted to Christianity. The ruins of the early Christian Church which is dated to the 4th...
Paintings by Theophilos in a new museum at the frontier village Lia
A new museum made its appearance hosting rare paintings at the borders with Albania, northwest of Ioannina, at the foot of the Mourgana mountain, at the border village of Lia in Thessprotia, there where you do not expect art to be a priority and appear before you, but only scarred faces and wild vegetation. The new Ifantis Museum came as a natural continuation to a place we have known through Nicholas...
Modern technology to the rescue of the historical archive of the Patriarchal Institute of Patristic Studies, and the Vlatadon Monastery.
The great work of digitalization and through that the rescue of a great historical archive of manuscripts, microfilms and miniatures in slides was concluded with an agreement between the Patriarchal Institute of Patristic Studies (PIPM), the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Prefecture of Central Macedonia. The PIPM was founded 42 years ago by the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in order to rescue precious manuscripts and miniatures of the libraries of the...
The Church of Tinos
The most famous Church of Greece, the Church that is linked to the Greek revolution of 1821, and where one of the most important icons of the Orthodox is kept, is the Church of the Graceful, the Church of the Virgin Mary of Tinos. Throughout the year, the church gathers the attention and the hopes of thousands of Christians who crowd there to request and offer, to deposit on the...
The Resurrection of a temple by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades
Earlier this summer, the news of the honorary Europa Nostra Award given to the chapel of Agia Kyriaki of Naxos, accompanied by a separate monetary award, filled with joy and pride not only the inhabitants of Naxos but also those who contributed to its restoration. These are the preservers of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades who take care of dozens of monuments throughout the Cyclades, thus contributing to...
