The picturesque St. George Kryonerites “Metochi” (dependency of St. John Prodromos Holy Monastery)  is situated in the eastern part of the city, on the way to Agios Ioannis. The name “Kryonerites”derives from the cold water springs that used to be close to this area. It was founded before 1298 and became a dependency of St. John Prodromos Monastery in 1334, when Ypomoni, the wife of the sovereign of Serres, Sakellarios Mourmouras, donated it to the St. John Prodromos Monastery. The “Metochi” was severely damaged by the Turks in 1572, when the elegant dome collapsed and was replaced later by an hemispherical roof that was internally covered with a quadrilingual pyramidal roof. Probably the roof was made during the repairs in 1864 that are referred to on the engraved stone inscription to the western outer side of the monument.

     The two icons that decorate the contemporary iconostasis are of great importance. One of them depicts Our Lady Pantanassa (with her child ) and dates from 1694, and the other one depicts Christ Pantocrator (almighty) and bears the inscription “A prayer of the mork Akakios, slave of God”.

     The Church has a circular, cross shaped architectural form and consists of the central quadrangle that to its north and south part has “Chorous” (i.e. semicircular apses). It is a twin church known as St. George Kryonerites. Its feast day is on 23 April or the second day of Easter, when Easter is after the 23 April.