Sotiritsa ( el, Σωτηρίτσα) is a village in the municipality of
Agia, Larissa
Agia ( el, Αγιά, also written ''Ayia'') is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies ...
in the
Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
regional unit in
Greece
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.
The old name of Sotiritsa is "Kapista". This name indicates the existence of a church in the area and as we can judge from the name the church must have been dedicated to
Jesus Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
the Savior ''sotiras Christos''. There is also another small meta-Byzantine church further north on the flat part of
Ossa Mountain, that is dedicated to Christ Savior. Nevertheless, several findings in the area show that there must have been a post
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
monastery.
Kato Sotiritsa ( el, Κάτω Σωτηρίτσα) is the seaside part of the area, which always attracts many people in summer time.
References
External links
Guide for beaches of LarissaKato Sotiritsa Guide
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)