TY - JOUR AU - Γκιολές, Νίκος PY - 1984/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Συμβολή στην ερμηνεία των μικρασιατικών στοιχείων της τέχνης του δέκατου αιώνα στη Μάνη JF - Δελτίο Κέντρου Μικρασιατικών Σπουδών JA - DeltioKMS VL - 5 IS - 0 SE - Άρθρα DO - 10.12681/deltiokms.207 UR - https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/deltiokms/article/view/2588 SP - 71-93 AB - <p>Some features of the architecture and wallpainting of 10th century Byzantine<br />churches in Mani (SE. Peloponnese), can be interpreted as «oriental<br />». These features are the following: 1) the double apsidal simple<br />barrel-vaulted church of which the earliest dated monument is the church<br />of Saint Panteleimon at Boularioi (991/2); 2) the masonry templon with<br />arch opening. The above two features are found earlier in Cappadocia; 3)<br />the large open porch in front of the west façade of the church of Asomatos<br />above Ritta (10th century). This type of porch has only earlier parallel<br />in Georgia (c. 600); 4) the dome with ribs which forms a cross of the<br />same church. This type of dome-ribs also occurs in Georgia and Cappadocia;<br />and 5) The stylistic and iconographie affinities between the wallpaintings<br />of the 10th century in Mani and Cappadocia.<br />These «oriental» features appear to have been imported into Mani from<br />the East by members of the monastic movement of the 10th century.<br />Many monks from Asia Minor were sent to Greece after the Byzantine<br />victory over the Arabs (961) to reintroduce Christianity. Among these<br />monks two became famous for their building activities, Saint Athanasios<br />the Athonite and Saint Nicon the Metanoite. The latter was particularly<br />active in the region of Laconia, where many tenth century buildings<br />can be connected with his missionary activity.</p> ER -