Church Museum
In the Parish of "Evangelistria" in Nafplio, there is an
Ecclesiastical Museum housed in a new building made in 2023. The main
collection consists of ecclesiastical objects dating back to the 18th and 19th
century.. Portable icons form the core of the museum's collection and represent
the most significant and extensive part, encompassing various categories. Among
them are iconostasis icons (depicting Christ, the Virgin Mary, the Twelve
Feasts, Saints), devotional icons (intended for walls or personal worship), and
icons of various sizes for private religious use. The collection also includes
a wooden sculpted Cross from the 16th century.
Additionally, there is a collection of liturgical books (Gospels, Menologia,
etc.), with most of them printed in well-known Venetian typographies of the
18th century. In the field of weaving, there are exquisitely embroidered pieces
with gold, covers for the Holy Chalice. In the area of silversmithing, there is
a series of gilded sacred vessels, candlesticks, etc. The thematic range of the
icons covers the entire spectrum of Orthodox doctrinal hierarchy. There is a
significant variety of established iconographic types of Christ, the Virgin
Mary, and numerous saints, corresponding to the liturgical calendar and the
hagiography of the Church, serving both for worship and liturgical use. The
dedicatory inscriptions with the names of the dedicants and benefactors are of
particular interest.
The Ecclesiastical Museum operates under the direct supervision of the Holy
Temple of "Evangelistria." The exhibits cover the period from the
16th to the 20th century and serve as witnesses to the post-Byzantine
ecclesiastical art of the region. The museum's purpose is to collect, preserve,
conserve, exhibit, and promote all types of objects that showcase the
ecclesiastical art of the Sacred Temple.
Rev. Eleftherios Michos
Presbyter
Priest of the Sacred Temple of Evangelistria, Nafplio.
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