Byzantine Civilization - now and then
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One of the numerous Byzantine churches of Kastoria.
The saint depicted here is St Stephanos and the church dates from around 900.
I think I counted six other churches within 100m radius of this one, all still in use.
Σε ένα πανέμορφο τοπίο της κεντρικής Ελλάδας, η μονή του Οσίου Λουκά, χρονολογημένη στον 10ο και 11ο αιώνα, αποτελεί ένα από τα σημαντικότερα και εξοχότερα δείγματα βυζαντινής τέχνης (αρχιτεκτονικής, ψηφιδωτών και τοιχογραφιών) στην Ελλάδα, και μνημείο παγκόσμιας κληρονομιάς της UNESCO / In a beautiful landscape of central Greece, the monastery of Hosios Loukas, dated to the 10th and 11th century, is one of the most important examples of Byzantine art (architecture, mosaics and frescoes) of mainland Greece. A must-visit UNESCO site.
Ruins of Efkarpia Byzantine tower
Ruins of a big tower in the fields 3km east of the village Efkarpia of Serres region, 850m from the west bank of Strymon river.
The tower is not mentioned in Byzantine or other historic sources. We know that in this area existed a proastion (settlement) which in 1299 was granted by emperor Andronicos II Palaiologos to the Monastery of Chilandar of Mount Athos.
So, most probably, this was a monastic tower similar to the towers of Chlakidiki, the purpose of which was to protect and serve the various dependencies of the monasteries of Mount Athos. The type of construction and the little that we know about the history of the region date the tower around the middle of the 14th century.
The layout of the tower is almost a square with internal dimensions 6.5m✖7.0m, wall thickness 2m, preserved at the maximum height of 7m.
Ancient byzantine natural stone tile mosaics as seen in the Moses Memorial Church, Mount Nebo, Jordan. The mosaics found in this modest church date from cica 530 CE and are some of the best examples in found in Jordan. If you want to exercise your brain a bit try following and decoding the weave.
I took a photo that I took of my beloved Mr. Purry Furry lazing in the sun to Deep Dream Generator. The result is a mosaic that is reminiscent of Byzantine/Roman mosaics. Mr. Purry Furry died in 2017, but I think that this image of him really captures his character perfectly.
"Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God."
~Anonymous
Die Blütezeit dieser Abtei war bereits im 11. Jh. Allerdings galt die Gegend als "ungesund" und mit dem 15. Jh war die Abtei ziemlich unbewohnt. Ende des 18. Jhs wurde das Ganze säkularisiert aber im 19 Jh wurde erkannte man den künstlerischen Wert und ihre Bedeutung für die Sakralkunst. Als Gesamtkunstwerk ist die gesamte Abtei eine der wichtigsten romanischen Anlagen in Italien. Der abgeschrankte Fußboden ist z. T. aus dem 7. Jh. Die Kirche selber stammt aus dem 9. Jh und entspricht dem ravennatischen Typus einer Basilika. Die Arkadensäulen sind römische und byzantinische Spolien. Die Wandfresken sind im Stile bolonesischer Wandmalereien erstellt und aus dem 14. Jh. Mittlerweile wird die Kirche auch wieder sakral genutzt.
The abbey's heyday was as early as the 11th century, but the area was considered "unhealthy" and by the 15th century the abbey was fairly uninhabited. At the end of the 18th century the whole thing was secularised, but in the 19th century its artistic value and importance for sacred art was recognised. As a complete work of art, the entire abbey is one of the most important Romanesque complexes in Italy. Some of the sloped floors date from the 7th century. The church itself dates from the 9th century and corresponds to the Ravenna type of basilica. The arcade columns are Roman and Byzantine spolia. The frescoes on the walls are in the style of Bolonian murals and date from the 14th century.
Unesco World Heritage Site
The Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. ~ Wikipedia
Omorfokklisia ("beautiful church") is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the northeastern suburbs of Athens. Dedicated to St. George.
Over the apse of the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Croatia
The upper mosaics represent a beardless Jesus Christ and the Apostles.
Under the arch below, which contains "mosaic medallions with the Lamb of God and portraits of twelve female martyrs", you can see a matronly Mary with her child Jesus looking like a miniature adult. This clumsy depiction of the Mother of God is the only survinging one "in an early-Christian western basilica".
"She is flanked by angels, Bishop Euphrasius, holding the model of the church; also local saints are depicted, including St. Maurus, the first bishop of Poreč and the Istrian diocese, and the archdeacon Claudius."
Below you can see the upper part of the marble ciborium, which was built some 700 years later, more exactly in 1277.
Information and quotations from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrasian_Basilica
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Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Μεγαλομάρτυρας και Τροπαιοφόρος εορτάζεται στις 23 Απριλίου. Εάν όμως το Πάσχα πέφτει μετά τις 23 τότε εορτάζεται την επόμενη μέρα του Πάσχα (Δευτέρα της Δικαινησίμου).
Saint George the Great Martyr and the Troopier.
celebration type: Special calculation.
It is celebrated on April 23rd. But if Easter falls after 23 April, then it is celebrated the next Easter day (Monday of Honorable).
Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος είναι μία από τις συνολικά 16 εκκλησίες που υπάρχουν στον ευρύτερο χώρο του Βασιλικού(Τσαραπλανά),του χωριού καταγωγής του αειμνήστου πατρός μου.
Χρονολογείται από την βυζαντινή-μεταβυζαντινή περίοδο και μαρτυρεί μαζί με άλλα ιστορικά μνημεία την μακραίωνη ιστορία του χωριού.
Σχετικά προσφάτως αναπαλαιώθηκε ενώ ταυτοχρόνως διαμορφώθηκε και ο περιβάλλων χώρος προσφέροντας μία απέραντη,απολαυστική και συναρπαστική θέα του Πωγωνίου.
Agios Georgios is one of a total of 16 churches that exist in the wider area of Vasilikos (Tsaraplana), the village of my late father's birth.
It dates back to the Byzantine-post-Byzantine period and testifies along with other historical monuments the long history of the village.
It has recently been renovated while the surrounding area has also been created, offering a vast, enjoyable and exciting view of Pogoni.
Cuatro culturas: Púnica, Númida, Romana y Bizantina.
Patrimonio de la Humanidad desde 1997 (UNESCO)
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Four cultures: Punic, Numidian, Roman and Byzantine.
World Heritage since 1997 (UNESCO)
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Another shot framing San Vitale interiors. This has been taken from the presbytery floor looking up and outside.
Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
music:
Medieval Byzantine Nativity chant (Kathismata of Christmas).
Title: "Μυστήριο ξένον" (Wondrous Mystery)
Service: Matins of Nativity
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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photo:
inner narthex dome with Genealogy of Christ
from the Cycle of Christ's Infancy and Ministry
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/html/bu...
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
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Byzantine church, the original building which is cruciform church with a dome, which is supported on four columns with Roman capitals. Built in the 11th century in honor of the Virgin and in remembrance of the Entry of the Temple of the Lord.
In 1834 the church risked to destroy trying restoration and landscaping of the capital of the newly established Greek state, but was saved at the last minute by the intervention of the father of King Otto, Ludwig of Bavaria.
Βυζαντινή εκκλησία, το αρχικό κτίριο είναι σταυροειδής ναός με τρούλο, που στηρίζεται σε τέσσερις κίονες με ρωμαϊκά κιονόκρανα. Χτισμένο τον 11ο αιώνα προς τιμήν της Παναγίας και σε ανάμνηση των Εισοδίων της Θεοτόκου.
Το 1834 η εκκλησία κινδύνευε να καταστρέψει την προσπάθεια αποκατάστασης και εξωραϊσμού της πρωτεύουσας του νεοσύστατου ελληνικού κράτους, αλλά σώθηκε την τελευταία στιγμή χάρις στην παρέμβαση του πατέρα του βασιλιά Όθωνα, Λουδοβίκου της Βαυαρίας.
Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
music:
The famous byzantine Lamentations of the Tomb of Christ, sung during the Matins of Holy and Great Saturday (Holy Friday evening). The official name of the hymns is "Εγκώμια", which is greek and means "Praises". The Praises (although considered being hymns of lament) are chanted in Plagal 1st and 3rd Tones, which are actually used for chants intended for triumphant occasions. On this performance parts of all three Staseis of the Praise are chanted. Note that in the beginning of each part, the second verse is chanted in arabic.
Title: "Εγκώμια - Α' Στάσις / Β' Στάσις / Γ' Στάσις" (Praises - 1st / 2nd / 3rd Stasis)
Service: Holy and Great Saturday Matins
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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Parekklesion [funerary chapel] of the
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/html/bu...
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Ἐκκλησία του Ἅγιου Σωτῆρος ἐν τῃ Χώρᾳ
The Church of the Holy Redeemer in the Fields
Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul, Turkey
"The funerary chapel contains prefigurations of the Virgin and Themes of Resurrection and Judgment. Like the narthexes, the program of the parekklesion is divided between the Virgin and Christ. Here, however, the overriding theme is Salvation, befitting a funeral chapel. The western domed bay is devoted to the Virgin; the upper walls represent Old Testament prefigurations of the Virgin, emphasizing her role in Salvation. The eastern bay is devoted to the Last Judgment. The complex program of the chapel culminates in the conch of the apse, where the Anastasis (Harrowing of Hell) is represented, flanked by scenes of resurrection. Unlike the narthexes and the naos, the parekkelsion is decorated with frescoes."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
The church is a Co-cathedral to the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a diocese which includes the Italo-Albanian (Arbëreshë) communities in Sicily who officiate the liturgy according to the Byzantine Rite in the Koine Greek language and Albanian language. The Church bears witness to the Eastern religious and artistic culture still present in Italy today, further enhanced by the Albanian exiles who took refuge in southern Italy and Sicily from the 15th century under the pressure of Turkish-Ottoman persecutions in Albania and the Balkans. The latter influence has left considerable traces in the painting of icons, in the religious rite, in the language of the parish, in the traditional customs of some Albanian colonies in the province of Palermo. The community is part of the Catholic Church, but follows the ritual and spiritual traditions that largely share it with the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The church is characterized by a multiplicity of styles that meet, since, through the succession of centuries, it was enriched by various tastes in art, architecture and culture. Today, it stands as a church-historical monument, and subject to protection.
The Forehall is decorated with later frescoes of comparatively little artistic significance. The frescoes in the middle part of the walls are from the 18th century, attributed to the flemish painter Guglielmo Borremans.
Since 3 July 2015 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale.
c/o Wikipedia
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exposed gallery brickwork vaulting
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople
present Küçük Ayasofya Mosque [Little Hagia Sophia] Istanbul
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Kumkapı neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul
www.3dmekanlar.com/en/small-ayasofya-mosque-2.html
Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Μικρή Αγία Σοφία
Main structure completed in 536
Architects Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hagia_Sophia
www.byzantium1200.com/sergio.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-church-of-sts...
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photo:
exposed gallery brickwork vaulting
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople
present Küçük Ayasofya Mosque [Little Hagia Sophia] Istanbul
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Kumkapı neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul
www.3dmekanlar.com/en/small-ayasofya-mosque-2.html
Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Μικρή Αγία Σοφία
Main structure completed in 536
Architects Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hagia_Sophia
www.byzantium1200.com/sergio.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-church-of-sts...
In 327 AD, Helena, mother of the Byzantine Emperor Constantin, stopped by Konya on her way to Jerusalem for pilgrimage, saw the carved temples of the first Christian ages there, and decided to build a temple for Christians in Sille, in Konya's Selçuklu district, 15 km from Konya. The Aya-Elena Church has been repaired for centuries and has come to this day.