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Filosoglou Bill & Giannopoulos Antony

6th Grade, 3rd Primary School, Veria, Greece

2010-2011

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This church was built in the early 14th century,during the Byzantine era. Initially, it was a familychurch.

It is very small; it has only one room with threedoors and a tiled roof.

It had a closed forecourt which has been replacedby an open one after its erection in 1950.

There are many frescos inside and outside thechurch dated from 1314 to 1727.

It is a Verias heritage monument that everyone canvisit.

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The church inside is pictured in three zones:

A. The lower zone has two scenes from Jesus Christs lifeand some saints hagiographies (religious paintings).

B. The middle zone has the four Evangelists, angels, saintsand byzantine emperors.

C. The upper zone, the most interesting, has scenes fromthe Jesus Christs life.

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The harrowing of hell(1314/5)

The Altar

The crucifixion (1314/5)

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The Assumption of the Virgin

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