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Church of St. Peter Dominicans
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June 29, 2018
It was built during the early years of the Venetian domination and served as the main temple of the monastery of Dominican order(Domenicani Predicatori).It is one of the oldest monuments of architecture of the Cistercian monks in the 12th century both in Europe and in Greece.During the Venetian Era it hosted burials of the leaders of Candia (Heraklion)and in the early years of the Ottoman Rule,St. Peter was turned into a mosque in memory of Sultan Ibrahim. It’s first church was single aisled with wooden roof with slightly projecting transept in front of the parsonage.The latter was rectangular covered by two low vaults and flanked by two square chapels.
It was built during the early years of the Venetian domination and served as the main temple of the monastery of Dominican order(Domenicani Predicatori).It is one of the oldest monuments of architecture of the Cistercian monks in the 12th century both in Europe and in Greece.During the Venetian Era…
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