Agios Georgios church
Few notice Agios Georgios church, because of the imposing Rotunda just opposite.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
1591 According to tradition, it was built then, but it had been built earlier.
1758 It was granted to the Monastery of Agios Gregorios of Mount Athos, by the metropolitan church of Thessaloniki.
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 of Agios Georgios is a wooden-roofed three-aisled basilica, which has several recent additions. The aisles are separated by wooden columns and among the relics of the church is the painted epitaph of the first half of the 19th century. The Byzantine icons that probably belonged to the Rotunda, when it was used as a Christian church, have been transferred to the Museum of Byzantine Culture.
What I can't see
According to tradition, the church was built when the Rotunda was converted into a mosque by the Turks, so that its icons could be moved here. However, the reality is probably different, as the church most likely predates this event, but the icons of the Rotunda were indeed transferred here, when it was converted into a mosque. The church was originally the main church of a monastery. It was granted by the metropolitan church of Thessaloniki to the Monastery of Agios Gregorios of Mount Athos.
Info
- Address: Agiou Gerorgiou St.
Bibliography
Tsaktsira L, Papanthimou K., Mantziou G., Kalogirou N., (2014), Θεσσαλονίκη, η πόλη και τα μνημεία της, [Thessaloniki, the city and its monuments], Thessaloniki: Malliaris Pedia
