Hosios Loukas
Also known as Μονή Οσίου Λουκά Βοιωτίας
960
Byzantine
monastery
Hosios Loukas is a walled Middle Byzantine monastery on the west slope of Mount Helikon, founded by the hermit Luke of Steiris in 946-947 and built up around his cult after his death. Two adjoining churches share the inner enclosure. The…
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- 960
The smaller Church of the Theotokos, the oldest surviving cross-in-square church in Greece, is believed to have been constructed during the reign of Romanos II (959-963), predating the main Katholikon.
- 1011
The large domed Katholikon was completed around 1011-1012, covering the tomb of Luke of Steiris, and ranks among the finest surviving examples of Middle Byzantine church architecture, with exceptional mosaic programs in the narthex and…
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- Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Francesco Perilla · Public domain
- Grigorovich-Barsky V. G. (1701-1747) · Public domain
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