PANAGIA FANEROMENI (PANAGITSA)
Panagia Faneromeni, known to all as Panagitsa, is a chapel of the parish of Saint Paul in Kos, but unofficially functions as a parish church.
It celebrates on August 23rd, the Apodosis (Leave-taking) of the Dormition of the Theotokos (“sta enniamera” – as people say).
Together with Panagia Achousa, these are the two churches on the island of Kos that celebrate on August 23rd.
Construction began in 1966, when, due to problems with the Archaeological Service, it was not possible to rebuild Panagia Faneromeni at Marmaroto (Platani).
The building of the church was initiated by the parish priest of Saint Paul in Kos, Father Konstantis Pikoulas, on a plot of land belonging to Saint Nicholas.
The contractor was Evangelos Sofianos, while the soul of the effort was the late teacher Natalia Alexiou, who at that time was also president of the Philoptochos (charitable association). A multitude of faithful contributed to the construction, especially Michail Kougioumtzis.
In 1982, Ioannis and Charikleia Paspara offered the iconostasis, the bishop’s throne, and the stalls. The iconography was completed by the iconographer Viktor Stoupkas in 1986.
Every Thursday afternoon, a paraklesis (supplicatory canon) is held in the church, during which it is customary for the prosphora to be read and sweets to be shared by the celebrating parishioners.
(On Monday, August 22nd, 2022, at the Holy Chapel of Panagia Faneromeni in the town of Kos, a festal vespers was celebrated, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Ieremias of Ankara.
On Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022, at the Holy Chapel of Panagia Faneromeni in the town of Kos, His Eminence Metropolitan Ieremias of Ankara presided during Orthros and celebrated the Divine Liturgy.)
