Agios Stefanos (Kefalos)

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2010
Agios Stefanos (2011)

The ruins of the two early Christian churches of Agios Stefanos ( Greek Άγιος Στέφανος Agios Stefanos , German 'St. Stefan' ) on the Kefalos peninsula near Kambos on the Greek island of Kos were previously dedicated to St. Stephen .

location

The destroyed churches are located on a rock in the Gulf of Kefalos about 2300 meters as the crow flies northeast of the port of Kamari and about 2800 meters from the town of Kefalos. After Kos (city) there are about 30 km as the crow. The church buildings take up an area of ​​around 1600 m² and are around 3 meters above sea level. Opposite the ruins of Agios Stefanos is the island of Kastri with the chapel of Agios Nikolaos (around 230 meters away).

To the left and right of the ruins are beaches ( Agios Stefanos Beach ) and hotels.

History and buildings

The three-aisled former church building ( double basilica ) with a common baptistery from the years 496 and 554 AD were dedicated to St. Stephen . They were uncovered in 1932 by the Italian archaeologist Luciano Laurenzi . The remains of the columns, which are still visible today, were set up again during the excavations. The remaining floor mosaics are covered by a protective layer and cannot be viewed.

Web links

Commons : Basilica of Agios Stefanos (Kefalos)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Agios Stefanos , website: kos.gr.
  2. ↑ The excavations and construction work were carried out in the 1930s by the Italian occupying forces (see: Italian occupation of the island from 1912 to 1943).
  3. ↑ Madeleine Reincke, Hilke Maunder, Beate Szerelmy, Dieter Luippold: Baedeker Travel Guide Kos, Verlag Karl Baedeker, 6th edition 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-1407-5 , p. 107.

Coordinates: 36 ° 45 ′ 9.6 ″  N , 26 ° 59 ′ 20.8 ″  E