Hosios Loukas

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Hosios Loukas is a renowned 10th–11th century Greek Orthodox monastery in central Greece, celebrated for its well-preserved Middle Byzantine architecture and mosaics.

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instanceOf Greek Orthodox monastery
Middle Byzantine monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site
architecturalStyle Middle Byzantine GENERATED
cross-in-square church GENERATED
conservationStatus well-preserved GENERATED
country Greece
dedicatedTo Saint Luke of Steiris GENERATED
denomination Orthodox monastic community GENERATED
era Middle Byzantine period GENERATED
foundedInCentury 10th century GENERATED
founder followers of Saint Luke of Steiris GENERATED
hasArtStyle Byzantine fresco painting GENERATED
Byzantine mosaic art GENERATED
hasPart Church of the Theotokos GENERATED
Katholikon of Hosios Loukas GENERATED
bell tower GENERATED
crypt GENERATED
monastic cells GENERATED
refectory GENERATED
heritageCriteria criterion (i) GENERATED
criterion (iv) GENERATED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Byzantine mosaics GENERATED
fresco decoration GENERATED
marble revetments GENERATED
well-preserved Middle Byzantine architecture GENERATED
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite GENERATED
locatedIn Phocis GENERATED
central Greece GENERATED
locatedNear town of Distomo GENERATED
locatedOn western slopes of Mount Helicon GENERATED
mainConstructionPeriod 10th century GENERATED
11th century GENERATED
material brick GENERATED
marble GENERATED
stone GENERATED
namedAfter Hosios Loukas the Younger GENERATED
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios" GENERATED
periodOfSignificance 10th–11th centuries GENERATED
region Boeotia-Phocis area GENERATED
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Church GENERATED
Greek Orthodox Church GENERATED
roofType domed church GENERATED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 537 GENERATED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1990 GENERATED
usedFor Christian worship GENERATED
monastic life GENERATED

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Byzantine architecture notableExample Hosios Loukas