Epirus
Arta
Central Tzoumerka

Red Church

The Red Church is a Byzantine church from c. 1280 in the village of 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Orthodox church in Central Tzoumerka Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “Red Church (Vourgareli)”, “The Red Church”, “Βασιλομονάστηρο”, and “Παναγία Βελλάς”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vourgareli and Theodoriana.

Village
Photo: Σαλαμούρας Σπύρος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a community in , northern Greece. It is located in the north-east of Arta prefecture, built at a height of 900 meters in the slope of Mountains.

Village
is a village and former community in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality, , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 9 km north of Red Church.

Red Church

Latitude
39.35466° or 39° 21′ 17″ north
Longitude
21.18606° or 21° 11′ 10″ east
Elevation
512 metres (1,680 feet)
Inception
1281
Open location code
8GF3953P+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 389600417
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
12261373
Wiki­data ID
Q31192816
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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 Εκκλησία - Βουλγαρέλι”
  • Greek: “Κόκκινη Εκκλησιά”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Rossa”
  • Macedonian: “Црвена црква”
  • Russian: “Красная церковь”
  • Serbian: “Црвена црква”

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