In the harbor, near the place where the Colossus of Rhodes was, lies the vast and imposing Evangelismos tis Theotokou church (The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary), in Eleftheria Square. At first, it operated as a Catholic church dedicated to Agios Ioannis and then became an Orthodox church. Moreover, it is a three-aisled basilica of Gothic...
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A Catholic church located in Neochori, which was built in 1743 and was extended in 1851, when it became the main Catholic Church of Rhodes. It has guesthouses, in which various believers and scholars are occasionally hosted. Nowadays, it has a service every day and, to be more specific, the Divine Liturgy is conducted in various languages.
Built in 1939, this is the official parish church of the Catholics in Rhodes. It is a three-aisled basilica with a flat roof. The Divine Liturgy is performed in Greek every Sunday and on religious holidays. After the service, the believers gather at the back of the church, where traditional sweets are offered. Furthermore, several events are...
The Monastery Filerimou is located on Filerimos Hill and next to the ancient city of Ialysos. It is built on the ruins of the ancient temple of Athena Poliados and Zeus Polieas, on which an Early Christian basilica was originally built in the 5th century AD and, nowadays, only the cruciform baptistery is preserved. In order to reach the...
While visiting the beautiful village of Lindos, you can go to Panagia, a beautiful church, which was built in 1490 as indicated by the inscription at its entrance. As far as its architecture is concerned, this is a cruciform church with an octagonal dome. In its interior, it has murals of the 18th century and the flooring is made of black and...
The Monastery of Panagia Tsambika is the most well-known monastery throughout the island located on the eastern side, on the road to Lindos. In fact, there are two churches: One is located on the main road, while the old main monastery stands on top of a hill, at approximately 320m in altitude, where the icon of Panagia had been found and it is...
This monastery is dedicated to the Panagia Skiadeni located on Stavros Hill near the village Messanagros, on the south side of the island. It is estimated that it was built between the 9th and the 11th century and since then it has undergone many transformations until its current form. It was built in this particular location, as the icon of...
The Monastery of Panagia Ipseni is a convent, which is occupied by 15 nuns. It is located near the village Lardos and, as mentioned in the inscription, it was built in 1855 on the ruins of an Early Christian basilica. It was renovated during the 90s and several other spaces were also built. Its feast day is on the 23rd of August (Afterfeast of...