Church of Agios Georgios of Rizarios school
Church of Agios Georgios of Rizarios school combines neo-byzantine and neoclassical elements.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1841 Rizarios School was founded.
1849 The church was built.
1959 The buildings of the Rizarios School were demolished.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
The church is cruciform with a dome and combines classicism (e.g. sculpted marble members, waves) with byzantinism (e.g. 2-part and 3-part openings). Therefore, this church is classified in a special architectural order, the Greek-Byzantine. It is the only building of the Rizarios School that survives today.
What I can't see
It was designed by Armodios Vlachos and the iconographies are by Eleni Prosalenti. On either side of the entrance, the bones of Georgios and Manthos Rizaris are built in, with whose bequest the Rizarios School was constructed. For a short period of time, Nektarios, who was later canonized by the Church, also did his service in this church.
Bibliography
Yohalas T., Kafetzaki Τ., (2013), Αθήνα, Ιχνηλατώντας την πόλη με οδηγό την ιστορία και τη λογοτεχνία [Athens, Tracing the city guided by history and literature], ESTIA Bookstore
National Research Foundation, (d.u.), Αρχαιολογία της πόλης των Αθηνών, [Archaeology of the city of Athens], in
https://archaeologia.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio_more.aspx?id=25
Last visit 1/11/2024
