CHRISTIANOUPOLI - Church of the Metamorphosis of the Saviour - 2000

Christianoupoli, Church of the Metamorphosis of the Saviour. V. Albani reports on excavation in connection with the second phase of an architectural study for the stabilization of this 11th- to 12th-century complex.
In the bishop’s residence, by the southwest wall of the church, lay a marble offering table, metal and glass objects, and part of a floor at a depth of 1.37m. In the northwest corner of the residence was a Macedonian bronze coin of the reign of Hadrian. Two graves with complete skeletons were found in the northeast corner of the church, along with scattered bone, a bronze ring, a coin and a pot. On the north side of the junction of the bishop’s residence and the church was a cist grave with tile cover, a metal clasp, clay pot and stone cross. West of the main entrance to the church and by the south wall was a large limestone structure, plus fragments of sculpture, architectural spolia and a pot. In the northeast corner of the central transept was a child’s grave with stone cover slabs, plus a metal item and decorated metal sheet. Finally, there were broad walls between the central, north and south apses of the sanctuary.