Ligourio.
Agia Triada Mideas. Merbakas.
PELOPONNESE
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282. Anyphi, Metamorphosis of the Soter at Plataniti (Ανύφι,
Μεταμόρφωση του Σωτήρα στο Πλατανίτι)
280. Ligourio, Aghios Ioannis Eleimon (Λυγουριό, Άγιος Ιωάννης
ο Ελεήμων)
283.
Merbakas,
Koimisis
of the
Theotokos
(Μέρμπακας,
Κοίμηση της
Θεοτόκου)
280.
Ligourio.
The two-columned cross-in-square church of Aghios Ioannis
Eleimon, near Ligourio, dates from the 12th c. Its masonry,
which looks careless due to extensive use of ancient material,
bears decorative brickwork. On the S façade survives an in-
scription on a course mentioning Theophylact from Kea as the
architect of the church.
281.
Neo Heraion. Chonikas.
In the centre of Neo Heraion stands the imposing, complex
cross-in-square church of the Koimesis of the Theotokos (12th
c.). It was carefully built in cloisonné masonry and features rich
decorative brickwork. Sections of the upper part are degraded.
282.
Anyfi.
The construction of the Soter church began in the 12th c. and
was never concluded for reasons yet unknown. In the 1980s it
was formed into a three-aisled basilica with raised nave. The
Metamorphosis of the Soter at Palataniti is a contracted cross-
in-square church of the mid-12th c., mostly with cloisonné ma-
sonry. In the interior two layers of wall-paintings survive, under-
neath the subsequent layer of lime covering the walls.
283.
Agia Triada Mideas. Merbakas.
The complex cross-in-square church of the Koimesis of the The-
otokos, with its particularly sophisticated masonry and Western
influences, dates from the first half of the 13th c. In the interior
are wall-paintings of various phases. The monochrome plant
ornaments on the apses and pilasters of doors leading to the
narthex that have been applied directly on the masonry date
from the initial phase. To the second phase belong the wall-
paintings on the dome, the shrines and the bema dating from
circa 1300. The remaining wall-paintings date from 1912.
