{"id":2889,"date":"2015-04-09T06:59:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T06:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=2889"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:59:34","slug":"omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/greece\/omorfi-eklisia-beautiful-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Omorfi Eklisia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Omorfi Ekklisia &#8211; \u038c\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u0395\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u2013 &#8220;Beautiful Church&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>This Byzantine church is dedicated to the Saints Theodoroi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Omrfi Eklisia is an aisleless barrel-vaulted church made of large dressed square blocks of poros stones of uniform size. The podium around the building, the dressed masonry, and the simple but unusual two-light window in the sanctuary, show that the church was built in the late twelfth century, just before the Frankish conquest.<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Location:<\/h2>\n<p>Kipseli north of Aegina town &#8211; Between Agii Asomati &amp; Kipseli.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Special interest:<\/h2>\n<p>The inscription carved in a poros block in the west fa\u00e7ade refers to the fact that a renovation of the church took place in 1289. The inscription refers to the Byzantine emperor Andronikos 1 even though at this time the island was under Latin rule. The interior of the church is lavishly decorated with wall paintings. It is worth noting that here in the Nativity above the vault is one of the very few depictions of the Panaghia Galaktotrophousa (the Virgin Breastfeeding) in Byzantine art, this is set in a cave, the edges of which incorporate birds eyes.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to see:<\/h2>\n<p>At the moment the church is only open to visit for archeologists and special guides. It&#8217;s unclear who to contact for that &#8230;. <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Feast day:<\/h2>\n<p>On the first Saturday after Clean Monday \u2013 church dedicated to the Saints Theodoroi.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Byzantine Aigina (2005), C. Pennas, Athens, trans: David Hardy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Omorfi Ekklisia - \u038c\u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u0395\u03ba\u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u2013 \"Beautiful Church\" This Byzantine church is dedicated to the Saints Theodoroi Omrfi Eklisia is an aisleless barrel-vaulted church made of large dressed square blocks of poros stones of uniform size. 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