Church of Saint Catherine

Chrysopigi is a neighbourhood of Kandanos, historically known by its Turkish name Tsangareliana. The Church of Saint Catherine stands in the centre of the settlement — a small single-nave structure with a gabled roof and a pointed-arch entrance portal in white stone, a detail characteristic of Venetian architectural practice in the Selino eparchy. The eastern part of the church — the apse — collapsed at an unknown date; its reconstruction in brick is clearly visible in the masonry. Lassithiotakis's catalogue records this as an existing condition. The apse and side walls retain fragmentary frescoes: remnants of standing saints and scenes in blind arches. Lassithiotakis lists a depiction of the Last Punishment (Κόλαση) and various saints among the iconographic programme. The overall state of preservation is poor — decades of deterioration, and subsequent conservation interventions have left visible cement fills and new plaster patches. The dating of the frescoes has not been established in the scholarly literature. The church is active.