Crete’s Unique Church That Features Greek Revolution Heroes Among Saints

Crete’s Unique Church That Features Greek Revolution Heroes Among Saints

Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Papaflessas, Nikitaras, and Bouboulina are prominently displayed within the holy wall. Public Domain An Orthodox Church in Crete stands unique in Greece for integrating icons of heroes from the Greek War of Independence into its iconography. Among them, Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Papaflessas, Nikitaras, and Bouboulina are prominently displayed within the holy walls of Agios Georgios in Anogia, Mylopotamos. The decision…