• St Demetrios - Spata
  • Item ID : 180
  • Collection Name : Holy Metropolis of Mesogaia and Laureotiki
  • Year : Post-Byzantine period, circa 16nth century
  • Place : Spata
  • Description : Saint Demetrios church, was constructed latter than Saint Peter church in the same area around the 16nth century. It follows though the same architectural layout – cross-in-square - with dome. Also the masonry in the cloisonne system is a representative of the post-Byzantine basilicas. The church is plain in the ornamentation with beautiful rectilinear dentil cornice.
    The church is located at the local cemetery.