Church of St. Theodora - Cathedral Spileotissa Icon of the Mother of God
Greece, Corfu Island, city of Kerkyra.
Description:
The Cathedral of the Spileotissa Icon of the Mother of God is dedicated to the life of St. Theodora, the Byzantine Empress, whose relics are stored in it. The church, located above the Old Harbour, was built in 1577, in 1841 it was rebuilt and expanded, after which it became one of the main shrines of the city.
The relics of Saint Theodora are kept in a silver tomb near the altar. Also in the temple there are valuable icons of the Ionian school and the oldest ancient Byzantine icons, the most famous of which is the two-faced icon of the Virgin created in the XV century, painted on both sides.