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The Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior is located in the small square of Voulismeni and is the parish church of the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known to residents also as the Church of Christ the Lord, it is connected to the religious life of Voulismeni and to the great summer festival that gathers residents, relatives, friends, and visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the place of the current church, there was formerly a notable two-aisled basilica, dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Savior and the Holy Cross. This old church is considered a building from the Venetian period or even earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No photograph survives from the old church, but there are important testimonies to its existence. Among them, a tombstone from 1623 stands out, which was found on the site and is today kept at the Museum of Naples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old church was demolished in 1938\u20131939, with the intention of building a larger church in its place. The construction of the new church was delayed due to World War II and was completed in 1954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its construction was linked to the participation of the residents of Voulismeni. Men, women, and children helped with the building, as often happened with the village's large communal projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the west side of the church is the bust of the first Archbishop of Crete, Eugenios Psallidakis, who was born in Voulesmeni on September 11, 1912.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior remains to this day one of the central points of Voulismeni. It is not only the parish church of the village but also a place of memory, continuity, and meeting for the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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