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A Small Chapel on Patmos, Greece, page 2

Now you can see evidence in the candles and care of a devotion that survives without wealth. Perhaps the shape of an Orthodox church is more evidently seen in this simple example then in a cathedral. I don't know, but it might be that this chapel sees an official service only once a year on the day of the saint it is named for.

That icon on the right of the fellow with the long beard is interesting, why don't we click the photo for a closer look...