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The Church of Saint Irene (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Ειρήνης, romanized: Ierós Naós Agías Irínis, lit. 'Sacred Temple of Saint Irene' Ancient Greek pronunciation: [aˈʝia iˈrini]), also known as Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene, is an Eastern Orthodox church in the city of Athens, Greece, built on the site of an older medieval church, located on Aiolou Street.
Name of service in Greek Name of service in English Historical time of service Theme [note 12] Esperinos (Ἑσπερινός) Vespers: At sunset: Glorification of God, the Creator of the world and its Providence Apodepnon (Ἀπόδειπνον) Compline: At bedtime: Sleep as the image of death, illumined by Christ's Harrowing of Hell after ...
Archbishopric of Athens The Church of the Holy Archangels ( Greek : Άγιοι Ασώματοι , romanized : Agioi Asomatoi , lit. 'Holy Incorporeal Ones') is a church of the Byzantine era and is located in Athens, a short distance from the Theseion , on Ermou Street and in the square of the same name (Agion Asomaton Square).
Queen Olga at the church of the Holy Trinity, 1891. The church is known by a variety of names: the Russian Church (Ρωσική Εκκλησία), or St. Nikodemos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόδημος), [1] a name of modern origin that is a corruption of its original name Soteira Lykodimou (Σωτείρα Λυκοδήμου, "the [Virgin] Saviouress of Lykodemos"), with "Lykodemos" probably ...
The façade. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου, romanized: Kathedrikós Naós Evangelismoú tis Theotókou), popularly known as the Metropolis or Mitropoli (Greek: Μητρόπολη, romanized: Mitrópoli), is the cathedral church of the Archbishopric of Athens and all of Greece.
The Archbishopric of Athens (Greek: Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Αθηνών) is a Greek Orthodox archiepiscopal see based in the city of Athens, Greece. It is the senior see of Greece, and the seat of the autocephalous Church of Greece. Its incumbent (since 2008) is Ieronymos II of Athens.
The church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai (Greek: Άγιος Παντελεήμων Αχαρνών) [1] is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the center of Athens. It has a maximum length of 63 m and width 48 m and it is the biggest [2] [3] church of Greece. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic ...
The Church of Our Lady of Athens or Panagia Atheniotissa (Greek: Παναγία η Αθηνιώτισσα, lit. ' Panagia the Athenian') [ 1 ] was a Greek Orthodox basilica adapted from the ruins of the Parthenon sometime in the 6th century CE.