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Holy Church of the Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater

Iasonos ke Sosipatrou, Kerkira 491 00, Greece
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attractions: Museum of Palaiopolis - Mon Repos, Mon Repos Beach, Anemomilos Windmill, Sanctuary of Artemis Gorgo, Ancient Greek Doric Temple of Kardaki, restaurants: Poseidοnio, Komissa, Avli Restaurant Corfu, Mesogeios, Ektoras, TA PSARAKIA TSI GARITSAS (Fish Tavern), Mikri Garitsa, Anise Restaurant, Anemomylos, Nautilus, local businesses: Mon Repos Estate
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Museum of Palaiopolis - Mon Repos

Mon Repos Beach

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Ancient Greek Doric Temple of Kardaki

Museum of Palaiopolis - Mon Repos

Museum of Palaiopolis - Mon Repos

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Mon Repos Beach

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Sanctuary of Artemis Gorgo

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Mikri Garitsa

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The church of St. Jason and St. Sosipater, who were disciples of St Paul and brought Christianity to Corfu, is the most important monument of the Middle Byzantine period on the island. It is one of the earliest examples of the two-columned type church, i.e. a rectangular structure with a dome over the center of the cross that is inscribed within the plan of the building.

The lower part of the structure is built of large blocks of poros from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Kerkyra. The typically Byzantine cloisonné masonry was used higher up, consisting of dressed stones with bricks in between. The interior of the church was once entirely frescoed; now wall paintings survive at various points, dating to the 11th-14th centuries. The marble columns are from older buildings and the Baroque chancel screen is an 18th century intervention. The sarcophagi on either side of the door in the chancel screen are attributed to the church’s patrons, St Jason and St Sosipater. The belfry and the structure on the north-west corner of the church date to the 17th century.

According to written sources, the church was the katholikon of a monastery already in the 15th century. Katherine, wife of Thomas Palaiologos (brother of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI), sought refuge here when Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Throughout the Postbyzantine period, the monastery was linked with noted scholars ans artists, owned a considerable estate, and even today preserves some important icons...

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Μια πανέμορφη πετροκτιστη μικρή εκκλησία στην περιοχή Ανεμομυλος της πόλης της Κέρκυρας αφιερωμένη στην μνήμη των Αγίων αποστόλων Ιασονα και Σωσιπατρου. Εορταζει στις 29 Απριλίου κάθε χρόνο. Οι άγιοι ανήκουν στους 70 αποστολους και σύμφωνα με την Καινη Διαθήκη ήταν συγγενείς του Αποστολου Παύλου. Ο τότε ηγεμονας του νησιού Κερκιλλινος φυλακισε και βασανισε τους δύο αποστολους όταν η κόρη του Αγία Κέρκυρα, συγκινημενη από την πίστη τους, πίστεψε και μετεστραφει στον Χριστιανισμο. Τελικά τους έριξε σε σιδερενιο καζάνι όπου ο μεν Σωσιπατρος απέθανε ο δε Ιασονας βγήκε ζωντανός. Βλέποντας το θαύμα ο επαρχος πίστεψε και βαπτιστηκε χριστιανός. Ο άγιος Ιασονας συνέχισε να υπηρετεί την εκκλησία της Κέρκυρας μέχρι τα βαθιά του γεράματα. Ο ναός αυτός οικοδομηθηκε γύρω στο 1000 μ.χ. από τεχνιτες της Αττικής ή της Βοιωτίας και αντικατεστησε το παλαιότερο καθολικό μονής που ήταν αφιερωμένη στον Απόστολο Αντρέα. Αρχιτεκτονικα είναι σταυροειδης εγγεγραμμένος με τρουλλο και στηρίζεται σε τοίχους και δύο κιονες. Οι πωρολιθοι στο κάτω μέρος των τοιχων της εκκλησίας πιθανότητα προέρχονται από ερείπια της αρχαίας Παλαιοπολης. Αποτελεί ένα από τα σημαντικότερα και πιο καλά διατηρημενα δείγματα αρχιτεκτονικης αυτού του είδους. Μέχρι το 1820 ο ναός εβριθε από τοιχογραφιες όταν δυστυχώς ασβεστωθηκε και οι περισσότερες καταστράφηκαν. Κάποια εναπομειναντα τμήματα από αυτές ανήκουν στους 11ο με 16ο αιώνες. Η παλαιότερη μορφή που διασώζεται στις τοιχογραφιες μέχρι σήμερα είναι αυτή του Αγίου Αρσενιου επίσκοπου Κέρκυρας. Το μπαρόκ τεμπλο του ναού και οι Δεσποτικες εικόνες θεωρούνται εξαίρετα δείγματα τέχνης και είναι έργα του περίφημου ζωγράφου και εκπροσωπου της Κρητικης σχολής Εμμανουήλ Τζάννε. Οι τάφοι των δύο αποστολων βρίσκονται μέχρι σήμερα μέσα στην εκκλησία. Οι τιμιες καρες φυλάσσονται στη μονή Οσιου Λουκα Βοιωτίας ενώ αποτμηματα των ιερων λειψανων των αποστολων φυλάσσονται στην ιερά μητροπολη Κέρκυρας, στη μονή Κυκκου στην Κύπρο και στη μονή Διονυσίου...

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The temple considered to be the oldest church on the Island of Kerkyra. Being approximately 1000 years old, it encourages the visitor to contemplate and pray in its majestic walls. The patrons of the church are saint Jason and saint Sosipater, who were the disciples of the saint Paul himself. Interestingly, the place was once used as a safe haven for the for the Katherine, wife of Thomas Palaiologos, a brother of the Emperor Constantine XI, after the fall of the Constantinopole to...

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Mark VanautgaerdenMark Vanautgaerden
A must see when you are in the neighborhood. Looks great from the outside but make sure you arrive before closing time as the interior is also worth to have a look. The interior used to be covered in frescoes but over time they were plastered over. Now only few parts are uncovered again so you have some idea how splendid it would have looked. For the rest this is a archetypal example of a byzantine basilica.
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We went to Corfu on a very long cruise thru the Mediterranean. When we stopped here, we took a self guided walking tour using Google maps and my research. It is an interesting historic city on the waterfront and it was fun just looking around. Plenty of places to stop for coffee and great food. We found this great old church by accident. It is over 1000 years old and is the oldest church in Corfu.
Sebastian LikszaSebastian Liksza
Beautiful jem lying in the suburbs of Corfu Town. Love the ambience and harmony both inside this church and in this tranquil district. Especially, given that the building is much older than any other building in the proximity. Interior very sophisticated with parts of fresco. Visited at 9am and was opened. One of the best Corfu attractions, surpeising that we were alone there.
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A must see when you are in the neighborhood. Looks great from the outside but make sure you arrive before closing time as the interior is also worth to have a look. The interior used to be covered in frescoes but over time they were plastered over. Now only few parts are uncovered again so you have some idea how splendid it would have looked. For the rest this is a archetypal example of a byzantine basilica.
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We went to Corfu on a very long cruise thru the Mediterranean. When we stopped here, we took a self guided walking tour using Google maps and my research. It is an interesting historic city on the waterfront and it was fun just looking around. Plenty of places to stop for coffee and great food. We found this great old church by accident. It is over 1000 years old and is the oldest church in Corfu.
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Beautiful jem lying in the suburbs of Corfu Town. Love the ambience and harmony both inside this church and in this tranquil district. Especially, given that the building is much older than any other building in the proximity. Interior very sophisticated with parts of fresco. Visited at 9am and was opened. One of the best Corfu attractions, surpeising that we were alone there.
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