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Described by Oscar Wilde as 'the most delightful private chapel in London', this is arguably the most sumptuous hospital chapel in the country.

The chapel of St. John the Baptist, near the village of Kenourgio Horio, is the only surviving structure of the ancient monastery of St. John Pezetis. It can be reached by a dirt road from the cemetery of the village.

The Chapel of St John is the only remaining part of a monastery of the Order of St John of Jerusalem built by the Knights Hospitallers around 1175. Other buildings, to the north and south, were attached to this chapel.

The chapel of St Urbana dates back to 1829. The chapel has a bell tower above the main façade, with the year 1889 on the lintel. A crucifix is built on the outside, which was probably originally here.

Built at the beginning of the 16th century following a plague epidemic and completed in the 17th century in place of a pagan place of worship for medicine, as indicated by numerous inscriptions.

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The chapel of St. Catherine (Agia Ekaterini) is located inside the Fortezza of Rethymno, a fortress built between 1573 and 1580 by the Venetians. The chapel is of more recent construction, having been erected in the 19th century. It is very close to the Ibrahim Khan Mosque.

The Cyril and Methodius Chapel at the top of the mountain is the fruit of awakened national consciousness and since its foundation in 1898, it has remained the highest church in the Czech lands.

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The Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk was built in 1644-1645. In the rock under the chapel is a small cross-shaped crypt. In 1793, the chapel was deconsecrated and sold to a private owner. During the First World War, both bells were requisitioned.