Restoration works, Agios Dimitrios Bada, Petrochori, Achaia
The church of Agios Dimitrios Bada in Petrochori is one of the most important Byzantine monuments of Achaia. Built at the foot of Mt Erymanthos, with a view to the gulf of Patras, it was formerly the katholikon of a monastery and currently a dependency under the parish of Maritsa monastery. A free cross-plan domed building with a later-date narthex, it dates from the end of the 12th century. A fine structure, it is characterised by the abundant use of decorative brickwork, typical of the masonry of the church’s first phase of construction, while the interior is decorated with wall paintings executed in the 18th century by the Nezeriti painter Andreas, in the so-called anti-classical style of postByzantine painting. Severely damaged by an earthquake in 2008, the structure could no longer be used for services. To restore the monument, the A. G. Leventis Foundation and the H. K. Leventis Foundation jointly supported a two-year project, conducted under the supervision of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaia, which included structural support, mural conservation, as well as landscaping of the surrounding area.
Grants given:
2016, 2017
