Ecclesiastical Museum Of Agios Georgios, Central Pelion
SIGHT · CENTRAL PELION

Ecclesiastical Museum Of Agios Georgios

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SIGHT · CENTRAL PELION
Ecclesiastical Museum Of Agios Georgios
Ecclesiastical Museum Of Agios Georgios, Central Pelion
AREACentral Pelion
CATEGORYReligious
ADDRESSAgios Georgios Church, Agios Georgios main road.
NEAREST VILLAGEAgios Georgios · 0 km

What you will see

The museum was founded in August 1995, by Avrilia Vafiadi, sister of Nikolas Pavlopoulos. It is hosted in the basement of Agios Georgios church and is a large collection of old religious artifacts and relics from the temples and monasteries Agios Georgios village, all organized in six categories depending their type. The categories are: religious books, manuscripts, sacred images and objects, wood carved ecclesiastical objects and holy vestments. Among the old icons, exists an icon that portrays St. George enthroned and not as rider, as is usually found in religious paintings.

At the entrance of the church office, you will see will see walled authentic stone reliefs from the rich rig of the old and damaged (by the earthquakes of 1955), church of Agios Georgios.

The ecclesiastical museum, along with the exhibition and lecture hall is today part of the Vafeiadeio pneumatic center.