Ecclesiastical Museum

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Ecclesiastical Museum

The ecclesiastical museum is located in the centre of the town of Parga, just along from the parish church of the Holy Apostles. The rich content of are distinguished: Two copies of epitaph of a monk in the Holy mountain (1600), two gospels of the 17th century (a work of a venetian silversmith who built the great silver candle, the other a manuscript of a monk in 1625, with a paper produced at that time in Parga), pictures newer and old of inestimable value among them of the Virgin mary of Vlacherna, the Panagia Odigitria and the Panagiotopoula.

Also there is kept the banner of Parga, 300 years old, of red silk painted with oil on both sides, where are depicted the Virgin Mary and child with gold stars. On top of the flag distinguished marks of Turks bullets.