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This astonishing church was built in the 19th century on the foundations of an old church. Its bell tower, placed at the level of the chevet, brings a new aspect to the beauty of the building. Its magnificent stained glass windows date from the 1990s. The impressive frescoes inside also date from the 20th century, although they were restored in 2004.

The Church of Saint John Chrysostom is a local place of worship in the small village of Xamoudochori in northwestern Crete.

Isolated in the landscape, the Church of Gatão is a building whose construction timeline extends through the 13th and 14th centuries. At the chevet is where the most significant Romanesque elements are found. Besides the split gap in the back wall, a Lombard-style frieze is featured on both sides. This model of the cornice on little arches was particularly welcomed in the Romanesque of the Tâmega and Sousa. The narrow shafts of the nave, the south side portal and the triumphal arch are also from medieval times. Composed of two broken archivolts, but faceted and smooth, it is surrounded by a chequered frieze. Deeper interventions were undertaken in Modern Age, particularly outside the west front, with the addition of the church porch and the bell tower. Both in the nave, beside the triumphal arch, and in the chancel, there are significant frescoes from the 15th and 16th centuries, where depictions of Calvary, the Coronation of the Virgin, the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Lucia stand out. In the cemetery next to the Church is the burial place of Teixeira de Pascoaes (1877-1952), one of the most important Portuguese poets and writers from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.

The Catholic church of Saint John the Baptist was founded in the 13th century, during the Venetian era. It functioned as a mosque under Ottoman rule. Part of the building was destroyed in the bombings of Heraklion during World War II. After the war, the church resumed its activity as a Catholic place of worship.

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The Church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian is an Orthodox place of worship in the South-East of Chisinau.

The church of Saint John the Evangelist (Agios Ioannis Theologos) in Marmaketo is a place of worship built during Ottoman rule.

The church of Saint John the Prodrome in Margarites is a single nave building from the 14th century. Inside, traces of the original frescoes have been uncovered under the plaster.

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The church of Saint John (Agios Ioannis) is one of the oldest Byzantine churches in Crete, dating from the 11th-12th century.