Church of the Agnus Dei Cemetery

Church of the Agnus Dei (Church of the Lamb of God). The Catholic church on Kos island is situated in the Southern part of Kos Town, the grounds contain the Catholic cemetery. The Church is often called Agnus Dei because of the name of the local parish. The initial structure was built in the 1920s but had to be rebuilt by the Italians after the devastating 1933 earthquake. The Catholic Church is attended to by the Franciscan fathers of the Custody of the Holy Land serving at the Archdiocese in Rhodes. The cypress trees on both sides lead to the impressive entrance, a granite portal decorated with crosses and ritual symbols in golden brass. The church is cylindrical in shape and the wide windows on all sides offer plenty of light. The congregation is currently composed of a growing number of people from different countries, that have settled in Kos. The Church and Cemetery are fairly easy to find, close by is the Roman Amphitheatre, the Acropolis, and the Altar des Dionysos.