Dormition of the Theotokos (Gastouni)
The church Dormition of the Theotokos ( Greek Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου Kimisis tis Theotokou ) often called Παναγία της Καθολικής Panagia Katholikis called, is a late Byzantine, Greek Orthodox church in Gastouni in the northwest of the Greek peninsula Peloponnese .
location
The church is located directly on the street of the southwestern exit of Gastouni, the administrative seat of the municipality of Pinios in the western Greek regional district of Elis .
description
The cross-domed church follows the contemporary building scheme, with a narthex , octagonal tambour and a three-sided apse. The three-part arrangement of the narthex, the roughly square naos and the chancel is oriented to the east . The external dimensions without the apse are 19.49 × 10.22 m. The entire interior is painted with frescoes, at least three layers are known. With the construction of the outer wall in cloisonné masonry (πλινθοπερίκλειστο) each wall block is framed by clay slabs. Brick ornamentation adorns the door and window openings.
history
The Byzantine church was built in Constantinople in the last quarter of the 12th century during the time of the Komnenen dynasty . An inscription confirms that the six brothers of the Kalligopoulos family and their wives are the donors.
At the time of the Frankish crusader rule in the 13th century, the Orthodox clergy in the region was expelled and the Latin rite was introduced in the churches . The current place name Gastounis is derived from this time, as the local Franconian feudal man probably bore the name Gaston. The situation is similar in neighboring Andravida , which was called Andreville in Franconian times. Contrary to other well-known examples, the Church of St. Mary in Gastouni was neither rebuilt nor fundamentally changed by the Crusaders. The only evidence of their possession of the church today is a bricked-up Gothic pointed arch on the north side of the church.
In Venetian times, an exonarthex and a free-standing bell tower were added to the church in the 17th century. Even at this time, however, the church was able to retain its Byzantine appearance.
literature
- Demetrios Athanasoules: Ή άναχρονολόγηση του ναού της Παναγίας της Καθολικής στη Γαστούνη . In: Δελτίο της Χριστιανικής Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας . tape 24 , 2003, pp. 63-77 ( online ).
- Lambert Schneider : Peloponnes , Ostfildern 2011, p.?.
Web links
- Church of Panagia Katholiki at Gastouni, Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism (English, Greek)
- Photo of the church with a protective roof
Individual evidence
- ↑ Παναγία Καθολική στη Γαστούνη, Δόλιχος Μελετητική (Greek)
- ↑ Athanasoules p. 10f.
Coordinates: 37 ° 50 ′ 45.7 " N , 21 ° 14 ′ 35.5" E