discover crete

Church of Agios Georgios in Sklavopoula

ABOUT

The Church of Agios Georgios is to be found in the village of Sklavopoula, within the Municipality of Kantanos-Selino.

The interior of the church retains a dedicatory inscription indicating Nikolaos Anagnostou, identified as a spatial historiographer, as the founder. The inscription also provides the date, written as σψϟθ (= 6799 in the World, corresponding to 1290/1291).

The frescoes in the church were created in two distinct phases. The first phase encompasses the sanctuary and a section of the north wall. The second phase, dated to the 14th century, covers primarily the western part of the church.

Info/ Photo: Wikipedia

clear sky

14°C

wind direction
directions