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The Church Of Panagia Prekla In Skiathos

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The Church Of Panagia Prekla In Skiathos
The Church of Panagia Prekla is positioned on the fastidious islet of Skiathos, within the Castle along with the Church of Christ and the Mosque. The name "Prekla" is maybe consequent from the Latin "preclarus" (most celebratory). It is potent to the Dormition of the Theotokos and was built towards the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th century.The church is described beautifully by the Skiathian ordinary Alexandros Papadiamandis in his "Recollections of the 15th of Noble":"The church was beautifully ornamented and show were fastidious icons, outstandingly the icon of Panagia Prekla, the gold sculptured icon cover in main of the altar, the chandelier, the silver on the edge oil lamps, and the standing bronze candle holders... In the unlikely, otherwise 1821, as soon as the now lonely and in shreds town was easygoing suburban, all the homeland of the two parishes would go to the church stylish the chief 15 days of Noble to become infected with the Supplications and chants."The moral thing sealed from the church is the icon of the Dormition which is out of date to 1653, and a reveal of the cornice out of date to 1676, both of which are kept back in the Sacred Church of the Three Hierarchs.The church celebrates on the lunch of the Dormition of the Theotokos, but currently it has been predictable to be illustrious on the Sunday significant the 15th of Noble.

Origin: wiccalessons.blogspot.com

 

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