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Churches of Mystras
Cathedral of Agios Demetrios Church of Evangelistria Church of Saints Theodore Hodegetria-Aphendiko (Annunciation) Church of Agios Nikolas Church of Agia Sophia Monastery Church of Panagia Pantanassa Monastery Church of Panagia Peribleptos Taxiarchs or Archangels (not shown) Church of Agios Georgios Agios Christopher (not shown) Agia Kyriake (not shown) |
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Church of Saints Theodore
- The church of Saints Theodore is the largest in Mystras. It was built in the late 13th century by monks Daniel and Pachomios, and its architecture is quite grand and beautiful. The church is an octogan with lateral chapels.
The church is dedicated both to St. Theodore of Amasea (the Studite or Tyron) a soldier martyr of the early 4th century and of St. Theodore Stratellates, also a warrior-soldier of the same period (and some historians think that the two saints were the same person). They are both, however, venerated as saints in the Orthodox Church.
The wall paintings of the church are from the late 13th century. They are in poor condition but there are two large frescoes of the saints of the church stand in the front interior walls. Above them are a band of frescoes depicting the lives of the saints. In additon there are partial frescoes of the Life of the Theotokos and of the Twelve Great Feasts (incomplete) as well as partial fescoes of Gospel stories and miracles and other scenes from the life of Christ and his Disciples.
The church is dedicated both to St. Theodore of Amasea (the Studite or Tyron) a soldier martyr of the early 4th century and of St. Theodore Stratellates, also a warrior-soldier of the same period (and some historians think that the two saints were the same person). They are both, however, venerated as saints in the Orthodox Church.
The wall paintings of the church are from the late 13th century. They are in poor condition but there are two large frescoes of the saints of the church stand in the front interior walls. Above them are a band of frescoes depicting the lives of the saints. In additon there are partial frescoes of the Life of the Theotokos and of the Twelve Great Feasts (incomplete) as well as partial fescoes of Gospel stories and miracles and other scenes from the life of Christ and his Disciples.
