CHURCH OF ST JOHN AT KERAMI
The church of St John (Agios Ioannis) is located in
the western centre of Lesvos, at the village Kerami, between Kalloni and
Papiana. It is of relatively small dimensions (11,70 x 4,50 m), built
according to the type of a side-aisled basilica, with an addition of a
wood-roofed collonate along the north side.
According to the inscription plate, the church was
built in 1
733. It is built of stones, while an upper zone of ceramic
ornamentation is created by five horizontal zones of bricks, which
alternate in their arrangement creating an impressive decoration.
The interior of the sanctuary is decorated with wall
paintings contemporary to the erection of the monument. They present a
typical iconography, according to which in the upper zone we find scenes
from the life of Christ, in the middle zone depictions of saints while the
lower one is taken up by a decorative motive.
For the time being restoration works of the wall
paintings are carried out by the 14th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities.
