Island Churches & Icons

Me with Eleni Comino at the front entrance of Agios Anargrios in May 2010. The new bell tower above the entrance replaced the old one damaged by a recent earthquake. This is the church where my grandfather, Theo Andronic...

This picture is from the collection of Fofo and Brettos Sklavos of Mitata. It was probably taken in the 1960 and shows a procession of children, officials and a priest walking up the road at the edge of Mitata with the c...

Lovely and very old little Byzantine church, at the village of Areoi,near Mylopotamos. The photo was taken in the early eighties. I went recently to take the same photo from the same angle, but the hedges are now that ov...

the bishop of kythera at a recent service at agia ellessa.

Church Agia Barbara in Paleochora

myrtithia on the 15th august, one of the reasons that many people come to kythera is to light a candle in the church, kiss the virgin mary icon and say a little prayer ''voutha sas''

They are magnificent but there is a major problem. Water is seaping through from the roof, when it rains, and damaging these priceless works of art. Water is not only destroying the frescoes, but lighting and other accou...

They are magnificent but there is a major problem. Water is seaping through from the roof, when it rains, and damaging these priceless works of art. Water is not only destroying the frescoes, but lighting and other accou...

Dominating the streetscape in central Potamos. One of the largest and most magnificent churches on the island.

One of the largest and most beautiful churches on the island.

One of the largest and most beautifully maintained churches on Kythera.

The Church is one of the best maintained in the island. Most of the interior is in superb condition, but some dampness has recently developed on the southern wall. This has been discussed previously: Theo Kapatanios Poul...

at the Church of Ayios Haralambos. Karavas, September, 2008. They have just completed inspecting some of the damage caused by dampness in the church. Theo Kapatanios Poulos is an Executive Member of the Karavitiko Sympos...

The steps have been raised by natural causes over the years, causing the water to flow back into the Church. This is one of two dampness problems effecting Ayios Haralambos at the moment. The first is that, a row of larg...

Note the earth surround on the left hand (southern) side. A row of large trees had been planted in the earth there. Over time the roots raised the cocncrete slab that buts up to the Church on the right. This caused water...

The story of why this tree stump is important enough to photograph, ensures: In the past, a row of large trees had been planted in the verge that lies to the south of the Church of Ayios Haralambos, Karavas. Southern sid...

Note the earth surround on the left hand (southern) side. A row of large trees had been planted in the earth there. Over time the roots raised the cocncrete slab that buts up to the Church on the right. This caused water...

View across the rooftop at sunset. The Feast Day of Saint George is on 23rd April. The photograph of the church has been added here in response to a plea in the Sept 2008 Newsletter, from Maria (Marcellos) Whyte. Maria's...

View facing South. The Feast Day of Saint George is on 23rd April. The photograph of the church has been added here in response to a plea in the Sept 2008 Newsletter, from Maria (Marcellos) Whyte. Maria's email here "I r...

The view when facing North. A small, but very well preserved church in a tiny village. The Feast Day of Saint George is on 23rd April. The photograph of the church has been added here in response to a plea in the Sept 20...