Pelion Agioi Taxiarches Church

Pelion Agioi Taxiarches: The church of Agioi Taxiarches in Pelion, Thessaly Greece

The beautiful church of Agioi Taxiarches in Milies, Pelion Greece: The historical church of Agioi Taxiarches is found in the central square of Milies, a mountainous village in Pelion. It is easy to access and very close to the train station of Milies. It is unknown when exactly this church was built, but a sign at the entrance informs visitors that it was renovated in 1741.

The church is dedicated to Saint Taxiarches and also to All Saints (Agioi Pantes). The architectural design of the church looks like the design of a local house, so that it wouldn't reveal the actual use of the building as a church the time of its construction, a time of Ottoman occupation. This is also why the church has no bell tower, no windows and a regular roof. The interior is cozy and impresses visitors with the wall paintings that depict scenes from the Bible and Hell. There is also the Zodiac Cycle at the entrance.

This church is a important historical monument for Pelion as on May 17th, 1821, the scholar Anthimos Gazis raised the Greek flag of Revolution there. This flag is housed today in the Library of Milies. The acoustics is also great and in fact, in 2000, a choral festival with ecclesiastical songs of Johann Back took place in the interior of this church.

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