Prophitis Ilias (Prophet Elias - Προφήτης Ηλίας)
The Byzantine church of Profitis Ilias was built in the 14th century. It was founded as the Catholicon of a monastery. It was believed to belong to Nea Moni Monastery, but it was later identified as the Monastery of Akarnios. The church of Prophet Elias turned into a mosque around 1430 from the Ottomans, and that time was that almost all frescos of the church were destroyed.
Even after the renovation of the church very few wall paintings have survived.
The Byzantine church of Prophitis Ilias of course has features of a monastery. The church has triconch style and it is covered with a dome, and has two more semicircular structures that are attached at the left and right of the east apse.
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