Red Church
The Red Church is a Byzantine church from c. 1280 in the village of Vourgareli in the Tzoumerka region of Greece. It was founded as the katholikon of a monastery by the brothers John and Theodore Tzimiskes, who held the rank of protostrator.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Orthodox church in Central Tzoumerka Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Red Church (Vourgareli)”, “The Red Church”, “Βασιλομονάστηρο”, “Κόκκινη Εκκλησία - Βουλγαρέλι”, and “Παναγία Βελλάς”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vourgareli and Theodoriana.
Theodoriana
Village
Theodoriana is a village and former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Theodoriana is situated 9 km north of Red Church.
Red Church
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Central Tzoumerka, Arta, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.35466° or 39° 21′ 17″ north
Longitude
21.18606° or 21° 11′ 10″ east
Elevation
512 metres (1,680 feet)
Established
1281
Open location code
8GF3953P+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Serbian—“Red Church” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Червена църква”
- French: “église rouge à Tzoumerka”
- French: “Église rouge de Vourgaréli”
- French: “Église rouge”
- German: “Rote Kirche”
- Greek: “Κόκκινη Εκκλησιά”
- Italian: “Chiesa Rossa”
- Macedonian: “Црвена црква”
- Russian: “Красная церковь”
- Serbian: “Црвена црква”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paleochori and Zalos.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Πλατυστόμων ‘Η Κόκκινη Εκκλησιά’ and Hotel Panthoron.
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