Church of Agios Nikolaos of Archontissa Theologina
In the Mouzeviki district stands the Church of Saint Nicholas of Archontissa Theologina, a monument reflecting Kastoria’s long ecclesiastical tradition. It is a single-aisle timber-roofed basilica with an elongated plan ending in a pentagonal apse toward the east side. Its masonry consists of stonework with embedded wooden beams, typical of the period’s construction methods.
The original frescoes, attributed by researchers to the Kastoria workshop, date to the late 15th century. From this phase, the depiction of the Entry into Jerusalem on the northern wall has been preserved. In a later period, the main nave and the narthex were redecorated with frescoes sponsored by the Archontissa Theologina, which, according to the dedicatory inscription, are dated to 1663. The church suffered damage from bombings in 1940, was repaired in 1953, and fully restored in 1988.
Together with the Church of Agios Nikolaos of Nun Efpraxia and the Church of Agios Nikolaos Magaleiou, this church forms a cohesive group of monuments that illustrates the development of the Kastoria workshop, featuring works that are more or less classical in character during the period of its activity in the Balkan region.
