PANAGIA KERA CHURCH
Quality frescoes in a Byzantine church in Kritsa, one of the most visited.
It is one of the most visited Byzantine churches, especially for the quality of the frescoes that decorate its walls and which have been recently restored. If the church dates back to the 13th century, the frescoes were mainly made between the 14th and 17th centuries, while the first iconographic traces also date back to the 13th century. The church is divided into three parallel naves, each dedicated to a religious figure or biblical event. By order and coming from the entrance: Saint Anne, the Sleeping of the Virgin and finally Saint Anthony the Hermit. The latter two communicate through a small door. This is an opportunity to discover Byzantine art in its most accomplished expression. The first restoration dates back to 1722 and it was carried out by the Managgari family. In 1732 the icon representing the Virgin, a work of unknown artist, replaced the original, stolen in 1498 during the Venetian occupation by a Greek merchant and later brought to the Church of St. Alphonsus in Rome.
Frescoes to see: The Last Supper, 13th century. Saints Eugenios, Mardarios, Orestes and Anempodistos, mid-14th century. The Water of Trial, first half of the 19th century. The Arrival in Bethlehem, first half of the 14th century. Scene from Paradise, the angel, the Virgin, Isaac, Abraham and Jacob, mid-14th century. The founders, Georgios Mazizanis, his wife and child, mid-14th century. Paradise, The Righteous Thief, the Virgin, Isaac, Abraham and Jacob, 13th century. Saint Anne holding the Virgin, Saint Andrew, 13th century.
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