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santorini churches santorini monasteries santorini church religious festivals holidays santorini island greece home best of santorini island holidays member of santorini web quick links churches museums exhibitions archaeological sites castles santorini churches religion santorini culture tradition santorini churches religion santorini churches greek orthodox easter religious calendars and festivals greek namedays recipes museums in santorini archaeological museum prehistoric museum megaro gyzi museum naval museum george emmanuel argyros mansion lignos folklore museum exhibitions in santorini petros m nomikos conference center thera wall paintings art space argyros canava exhibition vanishing santorini exhibition santorini archaeological sites akrotiri excavations ancient thira santorini history castles fortresses towers skaros fortress castle of agios nikolaos tower of nimborio pyrgos castle akrotiri castle tower santorini churches episkopi church profitis ilias monastery agios nikolaos marmaritis santorini festivals religious festivals island churches santorini religion religious holidays religious calendar religious namedays easter recipes tsoureki with easter eggs mageiritsa soup christmas recipes melomakarona santorini churches religion santorini churches religion monasteries religious holidays festivals and greek namedays the singular topography of santorini has contributed decisively to the evolution of its special indigenous architecture although following the general architectual style of the aegean it has exploited the unusual landscape and possibilities of the place the architectural style of churches in santorini the churches of santorini although very much part of the cubist architectural style show a western influence in their relatively large size the volcano s eruptions and the catastrophic earthquakes that shattered the island from time to time strengthened the religious fervour of the locals which intensified when they were confronted with catholicism during the frankish occupation thus before the 1956 earthquake the island boasted some 260 churches most of those that have survived are of the one aisled basilica type with dome while others are cruciform in shape with dome the dome which may be white as in most churches or blue is frequently ridged rather than the church domes of santorini photo christos drazos smooth sometimes it is capped by a lantern a clearly renaissance touch the facade of the churches and cathedrals alike is dominated by the presence of twin bell towers santorini s monasteries are massive often reminiscent of fortresses such as the monastery of profitis ilias they have an inner courtyard arcades and impressive bell towers the catholic church religious communities sunday mass dominican congregation 8 00 catholic congregation 10 00 there is also daily mass for the dominican congregation at 8 00 in the morning catholic church saint john the baptist s cathedral fira santorini 847 00 greece vicar general s office tel 30 22860 22244 fax 30 22860 22428 between the approximate hours of morning 9 00 12 30 afternoon 17 00 17 30 19 30 21 00 the bell towers are stately majestic religious communities monastery of dominican sisters fira town congregation of dominican sisters tel 30 22860 22420 home santorini culture tradition churches religion santorini web portals copyright 1997 santorini web services all rights reserved copy reproduction or any kind of use without the written authorization of the rightful owner is prohibited and will be prosecuted