Monastery of Saint John of Pelekete
The Monastery of St. John is located ca 5 kilometers west of Trigleia on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It is also known as Pelekete which means “carved” probably to it being constructed upon a steep rock. Its foundation should be dated before the middle of the eighth century, as at that […]
Hagia Sophia
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS Hagia Sophia was built in Trebizond during the reign of Manuel I between 1238 and 1263. The oldest graffiti carved in the apses of the church contain the dates 1291 and 1293. After Mehmed II conquered the city in 1461, the church was possibly converted into a mosque and its frescos […]
Panagia Chrysokephalos
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS The Panagia Chrysokephalos Church (Greek Παναγία Χρυσοκέφαλος, «Panagia the Golden-Headed»), serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery. It was built sometime in the 10th or 11th century. After Ottoman conquest of the city in 1461, the building became a mosque. During the […]
Saint Anna
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS Saint Anne of Trebizond (today Trabzon) is one of the oldest known surviving churches in Trabzon. It is built outside the city’s walls and is situated in the eastern part of the city, less than 100m south of Saint Basil. Saint Anne was one of the churches in the parish of […]
Saint Eugenios
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS The church of Saint Evgenios (Yeni Camii) of Trebizond is a magnificent church which once represented the center of the city’s ecclesiastic, ethnic and cultural life. When the Turks seized Trebizond in 1461, Sultan Mehmet II re-named it Yeni Cuma Camii (New Friday Mosque) because it was here that the conqueror […]
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Oreto-Zuqueca
DESCRIPCIÓN Y ANÁLISIS FORMAL Es un amplio complejo arqueológico, Oreto-Zuqueca, que se extiende por el Cerro del Obispo y el Cerro de Oreto o Domínguez, además de por la vaguada entre ellos. Se localiza a poco más de 4 km al sureste de Granátula de Calatrava. En el Cerro de Oreto hay murallas, torres, calles, […]
San Fruttuoso di Capodimonte
L’abbazia sorge nell’omonima baia, all’interno del parco terrestre e marino del monte di Portofino, attorniata da un borgo quasi disabitato nei mesi invernali. La prima chiesa venne edificata, secondo la tradizione, nel 711 dal vescovo di Tarragona Prospero, qui riparato dopo l’invasione araba della Spagna, per deporvi le reliquie di san Fruttuoso, martire del secolo […]
Monasterio de Sant Esteve de Banyoles
El monasterio de Sant Esteve de Banyoles, del que sólo se conserva la fábrica de época bajo medieval y moderna, estaba situado a unos ochocientos metros de la ribera occidental del estanque kárstico de Banyoles, en un territorio llano y fértil sobre el cual se desarrolló la actual villa homónima. Este cenobio, según consta en […]
Santa Maria di Farfa
Sorto in un’area popolata già in età preistorica, il comune di Fara in Sabinia sorge sull’omonimo colle a seguito di una fondazione probabilmente longobarda. Il suo territorio è attraversato dal fiume Farfa da cui l’abbazia ha preso il nome. Secondo la leggenda sarebbe stata edificata tra il 560 e il 570 da san Lorenzo l’Illuminatore […]
Monasterio de Sant Benet de Bages
El monasterio de Sant Benet, del que queda un imponente complejo arquitectónico de estilo tardorománico, estaba situado en un meandro del río Llobregat en el extremo oriental del Pla de Bages, dentro del término municipal de Sant Fruitós de Bages. Gracias a la conservación de un excepcional fondo documental, los orígenes de este cenobio se […]