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Historically, the '''Metropolis of Paronaxia''' is considered one of the original [[metropolis]] not just in Greece but in all of Christianity. According to the holy tradition, St. [[Polycarp]], the disciple of St. [[John the Theologian]], visited Naxos and taught Christianity whilst John was in exile on the island of Patmos. To honour this tradition, the island has many churches and chapels dedicated to his honour, especially at the villages of Aggidia Sagri and Filoti, and there is also a church dedicated to John at Keramoti.
During the early Christian period, Naxos was assigned to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Rhodes. Tradition holds the St. [[Helen]] founded the [[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)]] (literally: "church of the hundred doors") during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land 330-337. There is also documented evidence that various Bishops from Naxos and from Paros who participated at the various [[Ecumenical Councils]] <ref> Example, Varahos, Bishop of Naxos participated at the 4th Ecumenical Council (451) </ref>and the Byzantine period was responsible for the erection, on the island, of many large beautiful churches. In 1083, Naxos was promoted from the headquarters of a bishopric to that of a metropolitan see. In 1207, the Franks came to the island, under Marco Sanudo, and conquered the Cyclades and founded the Duchy of the Aegean, of which Naxos was made the headquarters. Naxos, like the rest of the Cyclades, was incorporated into the Greek state as soon as it was founded, in accordance with a protocol signed in 1830.
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