In the area of Katsadia, two kilometres south of the settlement of Lipsi, on a plateau overlooking the sea, stands the church dedicated to Saints Panteleimon and Spyridon. This is a plain single-cell, vaulted and whitewashed church built a few decades ago. It was constructed on the ruins of an Early Christian basilica. To the north of the church, at a short distance, the remains of a large semicircular apse can be seen. In its courtyard, Early Christian carved marble architectural elements are preserved, a section of a smooth column and an Ionic impost capital with a relief cross on one side. North of the churchyard, at a distance of about twenty meters from it, fragments of mosaic floor of the same period have been discovered, as well as its substrate of large pebbles. These poorly preserved remnants are insufficient for any conclusions concerning dating and decoration.
Similar mosaics have been found a few metres to the west of the church of St John the Theologian at Moschato. The recent church stands on the central aisle of an Early Christian basilica whose apse survives. A fragment of mosaic floor is visible in a cultivated field. As at Katsadia, there is no decoration, either because it was part of the background of the design or because it was the work of a provincial or inexperienced craftsman.
Means of access:
Car
Disabled access:
No
Opening hours:
Free
Entry fees:
Ελεύθερη
