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Greece Churches: A guide to the churches of Greece and the Greek Islands

 
Greece Churches is a section that provides information about the most famous churches of Greece and the Greek Islands.

Greece is a profoundly religious country and the Greek population is composed of a 97% people of Christian Orthodox religion.

The faith of the pilgrims is daily expressed by the presence of many churches. The churches are everywhere: in the streets, squares and parks or on top of the hills... They are strong parts of the Greek everyday life.

Meteora and the hilltop monasteries

Monastery of Agios Stefanos

This area in Thessaly is considered as one of the most impressive sites in mainland Greece. The monasteries of Meteora are actually perched on
The Monastery of Saint John in Patmos

This is a Medieval Monastery of Saint John located in the Dodecanese, on the island of Patmos. The Monastery looks more like a fortress. It was built this way to withstand pirates.

The Monastery is known for the cave of the Apocalypse were Saint John wrote the Book of the Apocalypse (or else the Revelation), the last book of the Christian Bible.
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Dome of a church

Churches Architecture: The Greece churches contain a passionate character that will charm everyone, even the non-Christians. The Orthodox churches are characterised by their particular domed architecture and heavy decorated interiors.

The architecture depends on the construction periof and the region of the church. For example, the churches located in the Cyclades have a particular style: white with blue-painted domes whereas in other regions, the churches have more earthy colours.

The common fact however is that churches in the Aegean islands have the Cycladic style, churches in the Ionian islands have been more influenced by the Venetian/ Renaissance style and churches in the mainland have been constructed more in the Byzantine style.


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huge smooth iron-grey rocks and offer a fantastic view over the valley.
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The Church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani in Paros

It is located in Paros and it is considered as one of the earliest Byzantine monuments in Greece. According to the myth, the church was built after the order of Saint Helene, the mother of the first Christian Emperor Constantine the Great, during her travels to the Holy Land. Many consider the church as miraculous and thousands of pilgrims visit it every year on the 15th of August, the day of its celebration.
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Panagia Ekatontapiliani

The region of Agios Oros (Mount Athos)

Agios Oros is the easternmost peninsula of Halkidiki. It is an autonomous state which is composed by 20 Orthodox monasteries. It has a population of 1,400 Orthodox monks, who live in very ascetic ways, even in caves. Women are not allowed to enter Mount Athos, while men need special permission.
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Saint John Monastery Patmos

The Church of Megalochari in Tinos

The church is located in the Cycladic island of Tinos and it is considered the protector of all Greece. The church was built on top of a hill, on the site where the Icon of the Virgin Mary was found, after the vision seen by the nun Pelagia.

The icon is said to have miraculous powers and thousands of pilgrims come to Tinos every year, especially on August 15th, the day of its celebration, and on the 30 January, the anniversary of the discovery.

To show their faith and affect, many pilgrims go on their knees from the port till the entrance of the church.
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Cave of Agia Sofia
Agia Sofia Cave
 
Virgin Mary church, Markopoulos Kefalonia
Virgin Mary in Kefalonia
 
Church on Ios island
Ios town church
Sifnos Kastro
Kastro on Sifnos
 
Panagia Kakaviotissa, Lemnos
Panagia Kakaviotissa
 
Holy church of Anastasi, Syros
Anastasi Church
Kastro, Milos island
Milos Kastro
 
Agios Ioannis
Agios Ioannis
 
Agios Dionysios, Athens
Agios Dionysios

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Churches in Greece and the Greek Islands
Cyclades churches Ionian Churches
Dodecanese Churches Eastern Aegean Churches
Sporades Churches Saronic Churches
Crete Churches  
Some Mainland Churches:
Athens : Thessaloniki : Patra : Halkidiki : Pelion : Elafonissos : Epidaurus : Ermioni : Gythio : Kalavryta : Kyparissia : Mesolongi : Meteora : Mystras : Monemvasia : Nafplion : Nafpaktos : Porto Heli : Parga : Sparti : Zagoria

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