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The non secular, historic, and cultural wealth of 32 non secular monuments and holy monasteries in Attica can now be recognized to all by way of the Web with free entry. They will see, with the assistance of digital actuality and 3D visualization, and likewise hear, the outline in 5 languages, of the distinctive treasures that for hundreds of years adorn their interiors and silently improve the footprint of our nation’s heritage internationally.
That is the results of a mission by the Archdiocese of Athens, applied with the scientific duty of the College of Athens and funding by way of a European program.
The digital customer is initiated into the mystagogy that the sacred locations of worship exude, is invited and included within the sanctity of the area, and might reconnect with Christianity and the magical, worship life, as emphasised within the interview given to APE-MPE by the mission’s scientific supervisor and Vice-Rector of Administrative Affairs, Pupil Welfare and Lifelong Studying of EKPA, Professor of Theology, Christos Karagiannis.
Moreover, as he emphasizes, the digital customer will be knowledgeable about unknown points of the capital’s historical past, which had been highlighted by historic analysis on these 32 non secular monuments and holy church buildings, whereas artworks, true masterpieces, that dominate the areas (iconostases, pulpits, hagiographic compositions in masonry or transportable picture), works of serious creators, whose examine and three-dimensional, detailed statement reveal unknown points of artwork, are highlighted and described.
The mission, as defined by Mr. Karagiannis, helps in understanding that “the holy temples are an integral a part of the experiential expertise of the folks of Athens, of the town’s id, of the types that its social, cultural and Christian atmosphere has highlighted”.
The total textual content of Mr. Karagiannis’ interview to APE-MPE and Lena Machaira is as follows:
Q: Mr. Vice-Rector, the digitization of the wealth hidden in these 32 non secular monuments within the heart of Athens will need to have been something however a simple activity…
A: Certainly, in any case, the previous is an unknown land that humanity is named to know and perceive. And with out understanding it, we can’t domesticate and promote the cultural historical past of our nation, evolve it within the current, and advance it sooner or later. And if, prior to now, cultural heritage had the that means of legacy, right now it constitutes a follow of highlighting and understanding our origin, our ontological id.
Digital Cultural Heritage combines cultural information with digital applied sciences and is the way forward for documentation and enhancement of cultural reserves in a contemporary, extra enticing and extra acquainted path for the brand new era. Certainly, the mutual cooperation and synergy between the sciences of Theology and Informatics within the utilization of 3D analysis strategies and cultural research has vastly modified the best way each documentation and its safety are examined. A big function was performed by the expertise gained after the impeccable execution of three initiatives on behalf of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, municipalities, and the College with related content material.
Q: Which non secular monuments have been digitized?
A: By means of the digital tour, we try to convey to the digital customer data and data about 32 historic holy temples of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens. To make him part of historical past, tradition, to ask him and embrace him within the sanctity of the area, to reconnect him with Christianity and the magical, worship life. By making use of strict scientific standards by way of using sources, important pondering, and most significantly coming to the place of the digital customer, we tried to provoke him into the mystagogy exuded by the sacred locations of worship.
Moreover, the historic analysis on these 32 holy temples dropped at gentle unknown points of them and on the similar time highlighted the function they performed within the Christian and social lifetime of Athens, as they had been linked with historic moments of the capital.
Q: What do you imply, for instance?
A: For instance, what number of of our fellow residents know that within the precinct of the holy temple of Saints Anargyroi in Psyrri many heroes are buried, such because the chieftain Panagi Cattenas, Nikolaos Sarris, Nikolaos Pittakis or that in later years, Saint Nikolaos Planas operated within the church, whereas Moraitidis and Papadiamantis served within the psalter? Is it extensively recognized that Osios Loukas in Steiri (896-953) linked his title with Panagia Pantanassa or that there in 1551 the Venerable Martyr Philothei the Athenian was made a nun by the Metropolitan of Athens Kallistos, and that Saint Nektarios served there as a deacon between the years 1881-1885? And on the extent of relics, do we all know that the gilded iconostasis of Agia Eirene is a donation from Tsar Nicholas I of Russia?
These examples assist us perceive that the holy temples are an integral a part of the experiential expertise of the folks of Athens, of the town’s id, of the types that its social, cultural and Christian atmosphere has highlighted.
Q: Sacred temples, which additionally “conceal” artworks of immense cultural worth and significance…
A: Certainly, we spotlight and describe artworks, true masterpieces that dominate throughout the holy temples, resembling an iconostasis, a pulpit, a hagiographic composition in masonry or transportable picture. These are works of serious creators, resembling Kontoglou, whose examine and three-dimensional, detailed statement reveal unknown points of artwork. One can uncover many and attention-grabbing issues within the digital tour of those 32 important cultural monuments, for instance of Agia Ekaterini in Plaka, Agia Eirene of Aeolus Avenue, Agia Marina Thiseio, Agios Georgios Karytsis, Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris, Saints Anargyroi in Psyrri, the Catholic of the Holy Monastery of Assomaton Petraki, Panagia Chrysochastriotissa of Acropolis, Agios Dionysios Areopagitis, Zoodochos Pigis on Academy road, and the Cathedral Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
Q: How can one see, hear, and… expertise on-line all that you’ve got talked about?
A: First, on condition that this specific mission is a legacy for the native Church and future generations, we tried, utilizing scientific data and language, to handle folks of all ages and schooling. To make it accessible to everybody, and for instance, the interpretation of descriptions (within the movies) is offered in 5 languages (Greek, English, French, German, and Russian). All movies are additionally out there on the official channel of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens for non secular tourism on YouTube. And I hope that this modern work might be a information for the longer term. (23/12/2024)
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