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Leone di St Marco
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Title:
Leone di St Marco
Spatial:
Settlement: Kamariotis (Malevizi-Iraklio, island of Crete)
Area: Church of Agios Georgios
Temporal:
1301 - 1629
Description:
Historical Notice: Τhe well-known emblem of the Most Serene Republic of Venice (the winged lion, symbol of Saint Mark) is painted here above the entrance of the church of Agios Georgios (14th c.), in the village of Kamariotis (620 alt.). The island of Crete was under Venetian rule from the early 13th century to 1645 (1669 in the case of the castle of Candia).
Notes: Photo Kostis Kallivretakis, 2006
Is Referenced By:
G. Gerola, Monumenti veneti nell’ isola di Creta, vol. 4,Venezia 1932-1940; G. Gerola, Monumenti veneti nell’ isola di Creta, vol. 2, Venezia 1908
Type:
Heraldic monument
Research Title:
Heraldic Monuments of Greece
Research Center:
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Research Supervisor:
Leonidas Kallivretakis
Rights Holder:
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Is Part Of:
91311301,010101
Subjects:
Heraldic Monument
Coat of arms
Heraldry
Emblem
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