Olympoi - Churches
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Agios Georgios
The village church, Agios Georgios, was built in 1866. There are enough murals on the church’s roof. The northern part is in touch with another smaller temple, called Agios Nikolaos.

Agia Paraskevi
Agia Paraskevi is located in the centre of village, in the circus. It was built at 13th century, during the union of Ano and Kato Olymoi villages. Agia Paraskevi’s chancel screen is fretwork and it had been transferred from Ano Olympoi village church, when its residents moved in Kato Olympoi. The chancel screen was made at 10th or 11th century, but it is well worn today.

Agia Theodosia
Agia Theodosia is located in the center of village. It was built at 12th century by the residents of Kato Olympoi and initially it was the main village church. There are beautiful murals above the Chancel Table.

Asomaton Taxiarchon
In the northern edge of the village is located the church of Asomaton Taxiarchon that it is vowed in Taxiarch Michael. It was built in 1838. There is an icon of Taxiarchi, which is almost rotten. As the tradition says, this icon had been stolen by pirates. In the way to their ship, as they reached the location Kako-Vouni, the icon became too heavy to be transferred. In that moment a pirate rammed it with his sword. As soon as he rammed it he fell dead. As the remaining pirates saw this miracle, they were terrified and threw the icon into a bush and then set fire to it. The bush was burned out but the icon remained unaffected. The icon was found later and came back in its place.

Agia Dynami
The church of Agia Dynami or Agia Theodosia is located beyond the village, in a distance of 8 kilometres, close to the wonderful cove which has the same name.
The first small church of Agia Theodosia was built in another location, on the tip of the cape. The tradition says that a night that the pirates travelled close to the location of Agia Dynami cape, they saw the vigil light of the church and they thought that it was a lighthouse. They approached it in order to be landed. But as this was a moonless night they crashed on the rocks. Because of the destruction of their ship, the angry pirates demolished the small church.
In the later years the church rebuilt from the priest Belaki (other believe that is built from the priest Koumaki) in its today location.

 




 
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