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1.3.6 Church of the Virgin Pantanassa (southern aisle of the old Metropolis / old church of St. Menas)

The small church of St. Menas is situated to the West of the church of St. Catherine and to the NW of the Metropolis. In his present form it’s a double-aisled barrel-vaulted church. The southern aisle is dedicated to the Presentation to the Temple and the northern to St. Menas. On the engraving of Maneas Klontzas (1628-1645) and the map of R. Werdmüller (1668) at the site is depicted a single-aisle church dedicated to the Virgin Pantanassa, which was first mentioned on documents in 1548. In the catalogue of the churches of the late Venetian period which was preserved by F. Cornelius the church occurs for the first time under a double dedication (Virgin Pantanassa and St. Menas).

The northern aisle of the actual double-aisle church can indeed be attributed to the Venetian period, according to the existence of a pointed vault with buttressing arches, a gothic-style window on the northern wall and the remains of the relief base of the belfry on the western edge of the northern facade. The southern aisle was added probably during the restoration of 1735, when the church was proclaimed as bishopric seat. At that point the southern window-frame of the original aisle, decorated with a coat of arm with a lion between relief vine scrolls, was transferred on the southern wall of the new aisle to be preserved.

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1. Heraklion, Rabdh el Khandaq, Chandax, Candia, Megalo Kastro The adventure of a city
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1.1 Candia under the Venetian occupation
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1.2 The public buildings
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1.2.1 Ruga Magistra (Maistra)
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1.2.2 The Ducal Palace
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1.2.3 The Venetian Loggia
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1.2.4 The Warehouse for the Cereals (Fondaco)
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1.2.5 The Gate “Voltone”
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1.3 The orthodox churches
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1.3.1 St. Catherine of Sinai
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1.3.2 Saint Anastasia
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1.3.3 The Church of St. Mathew, dependency of Sinai
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1.3.4 St. Onouphrios
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1.3.5 Virgin of the Angels (Santa Maria degli Angelis in Beccharia)
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1.3.6 Church of the Virgin Pantanassa (southern aisle of the old Metropolis / old church of St. Menas)
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1.4 The Latin Churches
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1.4.1 The basilica of St. Marc (ducal church)
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1.4.2 The church of Saint John the Baptist
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1.4.3 Saint Paul of the Servites (Servants of Mary)
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1.4.4 The monastery of St. Francis of the Franciscans
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1.4.5 Santa Maria di Piazza (Madonina)
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1.4.6 The Monastery of St. Peter of the Dominicans
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1.4.7 The Church of St. Titus (Latin Archdiocese)
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1.4.8 The church of San Salvatore
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1.5 The fountains and hydraulic works
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1.5.1 The Fountain of the Ruga Panigra (Strata Larga)
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1.5.2 The Bembo fountain
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1.5.3 The Morozini Fountain
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1.5.4 The Priuli fountain
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1.5.5 The Sagredo fountain