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Type: Not fully developed, Cross-in Square Church
Date: 12th century
Description:
The small katholicon of Hagios Ierotheos near Megara is preserved in good condition, although it has occasionally suffered damages. It is a cross-inscribed church with a special trait: the space of the main church is unified with that of the cross-vaulted narthex. Moreover, a chapel was later added to the northern side. The church is decorated with wall paintings of a somewhat common style that date to 1180. There are also more recent, noteworthy wall paintings of the 16th or the 17th century attributed to the painter Antonios. According to Professor Bouras, an accurate dating of the katholikon is not possible due to its common character. However, both the religious painting of the dome and the lack of 11th century features lead us to believe that the church dates to the 12th century.
Mouriki D., Stylistic Trends in Monumental Painting of Greece during the 11th and the 12th centuries, Dumbarton Oaks Papers 34-35, (1982), 111, pl. 63, 65-67.