Σπήλαιο Αγίας Βαρβάρας

Saint Barbara Cave Church - Saint Barbara

Useful Information

Location:	Agios Tychonas
Open:	All year daily. [2020]
Fee:	free. [2020]
Classification:	Cave Church
Light:	none
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Saint Barbara Cave Church.
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History

Description

Σπήλαιο Αγίας Βαρβάρας (Saint Barbara Cave Church) is a very old and quite small cave church, located at Agios Tychonas. It is only a few meters from the modern chapel of the same name, but it is much older. It is surrounded by the ruins of a small monastic community which is believed to have been erected by Saint John the Merciful. Close to the cave are the ruins of an early Christian basilica, which was also dedicated to Saint Barbara, after the chapel. However, there are little historic facts about the cave church, the basilica and the monastery. The ruins show that the basilica had five aisles and bore mosaic décor on the altar.