Religious monuments of Crete

Selino

Religious Monuments of Selino

The former province of Selino preserves monuments from the early Christian centuries through Venetian rule and into more recent times. In Sougia, the remains of a three-aisled early Christian basilica lie beneath the present Church of Saint Panteleimon. At the archaeological site of Lissos, the churches of Saint Kerykos and Panagia were built on the sites of earlier basilicas.

In Azogyres, local tradition links the Monastery of the Holy Fathers and the nearby caves to Saint John the Hermit and the 98 ascetics who lived alongside him. Konstantinos Kriaris built the monastery in 1864 at the site where the ascetics are said to have settled.

Kandanos and its surrounding hamlets preserve a remarkable concentration of churches with frescoes. At Kavalariana, the Church of Archangel Michael was painted in 1327–1328. At Trahiniakos, the frescoes in the Church of Saint John the Theologian are associated with the work of Ioannis Pagomenos. Frescoes by the same painter survive in the Church of Saint George at Anydri, where they date to 1323.

In other villages of Selino, the churches themselves reveal successive phases of worship. At Plemeniana, the Church of Christ the Saviour was built on the site of an early Christian church, of which some marble architectural elements survive. At Sarakina, the Church of Archangel Michael stands on the site of the central aisle of an earlier three-aisled basilica.

Church of the Holy Cross in Strovles

Church of the Holy Cross in Strovles

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In the upper neighborhood of the village Strovles, in the province of Selino, we meet built the church of the Holy Cross (Timios Stavros), which was used as a cemetery in the past. The church dates back to about 1440 and belongs to the architectural type of the arched-roofed single-storey temple, to which a heavy bell tower has been added in a second phase.

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Church of Saint Isidore in Kakodiki

Church of Saint Isidore in Kakodiki

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The church of Saint Isidore (Agios Isidoros) is built on a small plateau atop a hill in the small settlement Tzinaliana in Kakodiki, province Selino. It belongs to the architectural type of the one-room arched-roofed temples. At the entrance we can see two parts of an ancient Doric architrave.

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Michael Archangel church in Sarakina

Michael Archangel church in Sarakina

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The temple of Michael Archangel is hidden amidst centuries-old olive groves a few meters out of the settlement Sarakina, province Selino, and very close to the village cemetery. The church is built on the site of the middle aisle of a three-aisled and wooden-roofed early Christian basilica, from which part of the arch of the sanctuary is preserved.

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Church of Christ the Savior in Plemeniana

Church of Christ the Savior in Plemeniana

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The cemeterial temple of Christ the Savior is dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Savior and is located in the village of Plemeniana in province Selino. It is built on the site of an Early Christian temple, as can be seen from the many marble architectural members that are embedded into the walls or are scattered around.

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Michael Archangel church in Kakodiki

Michael Archangel church in Kakodiki

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The cemeterial temple of Michael Archangel is located next to the church of the Holy Trinity (Agia Triada) in Kakodiki, province Selino, and is an elongated arched church with a pointed arch, reinforced by three reinforcing arches (sfendonia) supported by pillars.

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Michael Archangel church in Kamiliana

Michael Archangel church in Kamiliana

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In the full of chestnuts region of the settlement of Kamiliana, province Selino, near Strovles, there is the temple of Michael Archangel or Astratigos. The church belongs to the architectural type of the single-roomed and arched-roofed and dates back to 1430.

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Church of Saint John Chrysostom in Sarakina

Church of Saint John Chrysostom in Sarakina

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The church of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, is located in the village Sarakina, province Selino. It is a small one-room arch-roofed temple and houses a wood-carved iconostasis inside. It also has a wall frescoes that have suffered almost complete destruction.

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