Ieremias was born in Chandaka now
Heraklion. His father's name was Stephanos. His family was very famous. He came from a long line of priests and painters. His father Stephanos Palladas was a priest. His brother
Theodore Palladas was a high priest in
Heraklion. His other brother
Giorgios Palladas was a deacon and painter. Ieremias was a monk affiliated with
Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt. His nephew
Gerasimos Palladas was the
Patriarch of Alexandria between 1688 and 1710. Ieremias specialized in painting crosses and other icons for the
iconostasis (templo). His work influenced countless artists. According to records of the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, he created a cross for the
iconostasis (templo) in 1608. The work was paid for by the people of Crete and recorded by the
Dositheos II of Jerusalem. In 1612, he painted a group of icons for
Saint Catherine's Monastery in
Mount Sinai Egypt, again they were specifically for the
iconostasis (templo). According to another record on October 14, 1639, Palladas painted a cross for the
Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The painting featured the Virgin and the beheading of John the Baptist. On April 26, 1645, he is mentioned in a document with famous Greek painter
Franghias Kavertzas. Palladas died before 1659–60. His life was recorded by
Patriarch of Jerusalem Nectarius. He was also from Crete. He wrote a wonderful history about Palladas in his
Holy History. According to
Nectarius, Palladas was a faithful monk affiliated with
Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt. He was a very famous artist. His work was very important among official ecclesiastical circles. Many artists copied his work. Palladas was buried in Saint Catherine's Monastery in
Heraklion. On May 2, 1668, his student famous painter Papa-Savvas Negrini also requested to be buried next to his teacher at the outpost dependency Saint Catherine of Sinai in Heraklion. ==Gallery==