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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.
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.
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).
It appears that the Kapnikarea church may have originally been the katholikon of a monastery. Presently, the building is formed by a complex of three different units attached together; these units were built in succession: a) the largest south church dedicated to the Presentation of Mary to the Temple, b) the chapel of St Barbara on the northern side; and c) the exonarthex with the propylon to ...
The church is particularly significant as the only monument in the Agora, other than the Temple of Hephaestus, to survive intact since its foundation, and for its architecture: it was the first significant church of the Middle Byzantine period in Athens, and marks the beginning of the so-called "Athenian type", successfully combining the simple ...
Mitti Food Court Indian restaurant opened at 2024 S. Milledge Ave. in Athens, Ga. on May 10, 2024.
The monastery was probably established in Byzantine times in ca. 1100, which is the date of construction of the surviving church (the monastery's katholikon).Nevertheless, the site has a far longer history as a cult center: in Antiquity, it was probably a site dedicated to Aphrodite, before being taken over by Christians in the 5th/6th centuries.