MONASTERY OF THE DORMITION
Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin (Koimesis
Theotokou) at Damandri The monastery of Damandri is situated in the area
of Polichnitos and was founded in post-Byzantine years, at an era during
which numerous churches and monasteries were founded on the island. The
monastery's katholikon (main church) is dedicated to the Dormition of the
Virgin and belongs to the type of a single-aisled basilica.
The name "Damandri" is taken from
a small Byzantine
village, the ruins of which are very close to the monastery; the village
in question is mentioned in a Metropolis Codex from 1567 to 1652. The
church's wall paintings, which date in the 18th century (1733), were made
by the painter Chomatzas. The wood carved templon dates in the late years
of the Turkish occupation, whereas the icons of Christ and the Virgin
Hodegetria in the 16th and 17th century.
