Church of the Pantanassa, Athens

Church of the Pantanassa
Εκκλησία της Παντανάσσης
Church of the Pantanassa
Location of the church in Greece
Church of the Pantanassa
37°58′35″N 23°43′34″E / 37.9765°N 23.7261°E / 37.9765; 23.7261
LocationMonastiraki Square, Central Athens
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek
DenominationEastern Orthodox
History
Former nameGreat Monastery
StatusChurch
DedicationDormition of the Theotokos
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typekatholikon
StyleByzantine
Completed10th century
Administration
Episcopal areaEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

The Church of the Pantanassa (Greek: Εκκλησία της Παντανάσσης), also known as the Dormition of the Theotokos (Ιερός Ναός Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου), is the 10th-century katholikon of a now-vanished monastery in Monastiraki Square, between Athinas and Mitropoleos streets, facing the Monastiraki station, in central Athens, Greece. The church was known as the Great Monastery,[1] and then later as monastiraki ("little monastery"), which eventually became the name of the whole area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Byzantine atticaeie.gr Archived 2 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Panagia Pantanassa Church - Agia Eleftherios Church - Athens Info Guide". athensinfoguide.com.

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