573. Chios
573. Chios
THE ISLANDS
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573. Chios, Daphnonas, Kanavoutsato
(Χίος, Δαφνώνας, Καναβουτσάτο)
to the Jesuati by Vernazza. These churches in Kato Sklavia
stand out: (Old) Saint John Prodromos, following the Western
doctrine and ruined by the earthquake in 1881; (New) Saint
John Prodromos (located a short distance from the Giustiniani
tower). It was built in 1894, after the earlier church collapsed.
It also follows the Western doctrine.
The towers in Ano Sklavia include: Ntoulis-Mathioudis tower
(from this bulky structure only the basement survives); Vovos
Pyrgos, two-storey tower with well-crafted isodomic mason-
ry; Frantzis-Mardas tower (associated with the mentioned in
the sources Bavestrelli tower). Ano Sklavia churches feature:
Frankish Panagia, ruined church that was built in 1427 accord-
ing to a missing inscription; church of Saint George (property
of Psaroudis. It is identified with the church of Saint George,
property of Zannis Pachna or Negroponte).
Aghios Georgios Sykouses. (30)
The church of Saint George Sykouses is located in the village
of Aghios Georgios Sykouses and is the most faithful copy of
the Nea Moni catholicon. The original building dates from the
12th c. but in the late 18th c. it underwent radical repair works.
Vavyloi. (31)
On the road to Sklavia, 1 km from the village of Vavyloi, a lane
leads to the church of Panagia Krina, a smaller scale copy
of the Nea Moni catholicon. The exonarthex is a subsequent
