Church of the Parigoritissa information

The Church of the Parigoritissa or Paregoretissa (Greek: Παναγία ἠ Παρηγορήτισσα, lit. 'Panagia of Consolation') is the 13th-century Byzantine metropolitan...

katholikon is dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus and was the first church of the monastery. The hermitage of the first founder of the monastery is a small...

The Reconquest of Constantinople was the recapture of the city of Constantinople in 1261 CE by the forces led by Alexios Strategopoulos of the Empire of...

The Despotate of the Morea (Greek: Δεσποτᾶτον τοῦ Μορέως) or Despotate of Mystras (Greek: Δεσποτᾶτον τοῦ Μυστρᾶ) was a province of the Byzantine Empire...

recognized the authority of Pope Innocent III over Epirus, cutting ties to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Henry of Flanders demanded that Michael submit to the Latin...

be seen in the Hagia Sophia church in the archeological site. In addition to the Palace of the Despots and its famed late Byzantine churches, Mystras also...

the foundation of Monemvasia a few decades earlier, during the reign of Justinian. The first level of the basilica church of Christ Elekmenos in the center...

were living there. During the reign of Julian (361–363), the churches of Mount Athos were destroyed, and Christians hid in the woods and inaccessible places...

The Little Metropolis (Greek: Μικρή Μητρόπολη, romanized: Mikrí Mitrópoli), formally the Church of St. Eleftherios (Greek: Άγιος Ελευθέριος, romanized: Áyios...

reign (959-963) that the monastery's Church of the Theotokos (Panagia) was constructed. The main shrine of the monastery is the tomb of St. Luke, originally...

The second half of the 9th century saw a lavish programme of redecoration of churches, such as the creation of mosaics in the Hagia Sophia. By the Macedonian...

George's) Church is located on the main street of the castle, Aghiou Georgiou street. There was initially a Byzantine church dating back to the 10th or...

on the Zealots' government of Thessalonica. The Zealots managed to establish effective civic self-government for eight years. They confiscated the property...

island of Paros in Greece. The church complex contains a main chapel surrounded by two more chapels and a baptistery with a cruciform font. The origin of the...

The Castle of Mytilene, also Fortress of Mytilene, is located in Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, North Aegean. It is maintained in good condition...

fortified the exterior because of the threats of piracy and Seljuk Turks. The oldest parts of the monastery are the Katholikón (main church) and the refectory...

possession of the district of Skorta, but also on religious-ideological grounds: Thomas supported the union of the Byzantine Church with the Catholic Church, while...

century) Church of Panagia Chalkeon (11th century) Church of St. Panteleimon (14th century) Church of the Holy Apostles (14th century) Church of St. Nicholas...

Mosaics of Nea Moni of Chios Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos The Paregoretissa Church, cathedral of Arta, capital of the Despotate of Epirus...

Lesbos, and the monks visited him and told of a vision according to which he would eventually become emperor. Constantine promised to build a church if this...

castle on the northeastern coast of Corfu overseeing the fishing village of Kassiopi. It was one of three Byzantine-period castles that defended the island...

century). While in the West the term "Roman" acquired a new meaning in connection with the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome, the Greek form "Romaioi"...

The Patras Castle (Greek: Κάστρο Πατρών) was built around the mid-6th century AD above the ruins of the ancient acropolis of the city of Patras, on a low...

Epirus, the Church of the Parigoritissa (1282–9) is the most complex example, with a domed octagon core and domed ambulatory. Built in the capital of Arta...