The Church of the Virgin of the
Burgh is located at the Gate of the Virgin Mary, in the Old Town of Rhodes, a
Greek island in the South Aegean Sea. It dates back to the 14th
century. Unfortunately, today only the three apses are standing together with
parts of the small chapel. Nevertheless, it is obvious that it is a grand
monument. It is proof of a unique ecclesiastical architecture within this
Aegean island, which was developed during the epoch of the knights and the
crusades.
This Roman Catholic church was
most likely one of the first buildings built by the knight Templars, who, after
Jerusalem, they moved their headquarters to Rhodes and finally to Malta. During
the Turkish occupation of the island, this church was transformed into a
mosque. Nevertheless, its importance is evident, since the other Roman Catholic
churches of the islands from that time do not exist today, being thus an
important building for the history of Rhodes.
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