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Families Preserve Over 1,000 Private Chapels on Greek Island of Tinos
Over 1,000 private chapels, built from the 17th century onward, are maintained by families to honor religious traditions and foster community through festivals, officials said.
- More than a thousand private chapels, owned by families of varying backgrounds, dot the Greek island of Tinos and serve as focal points for faith and community.
- This centuries-old tradition originated during Venetian rule from the 13th to early 18th century, when land rights were granted to farmers as a buffer to the Ottomans.
- The mostly simple chapels share the Cycladic architectural style and host festivals called panigiri, which remain important social events that connect families and the broader community.
- Caretakers view the chapels as treasured family legacies, emphasizing their duty to preserve them and pass them down through successive generations.
- Despite growing secularization in Europe and varied observance levels, locals continue preserving these chapels and traditions, keeping faith and cultural identity alive on the island.
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A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community
There are more than 1,000 whitewashed stone chapels on the Greek island of Tinos owned and cared for by private families as they have in some cases for centuries.
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