It has two entries, one from the west and one from the south of the building. The main entry is from the south where above the lintel exists a carved decoration and small dishes that, as tradition has it, the builders embedded in the wall.
It’s not known when the church was build. It is certain though that a small church once existed there, dedicated to the same saint. Tradition has it that 60 years were needed to build this church, probably because mainly stone and axe was used.
Two holy icons are kept in the altar of the church of Agios Stefanos: ‘Vrefokratousa’(Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus) and ‘Christ, theArchpriest’ which are said to be from the old small church. It’s more than obvious that the village owes its name to the church of Saint Stefanos.
(From the book ‘Sitia’, 1981 by the archaeologist N. Papadakis)
