The church of Agios Elisseos is a small one-aisled basilica of the Ottoman era.
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The church of Agios Elisseos is a single-aisled basilica of the Ottoman period. Architectural members of ancient monuments were built on its walls.
Famous writers such as Alexandros Papadiamantis and Zacharias Papantoniou attended church here. The church belonged to the Chomatianos-Logothetis family. Saint Elisseos was believed to have the gift of resurrection. The next owner of the Chomatianos-Logothetis mansion, vice-admiral Kazakos, fearing that his plot would be expropriated by the Ministry of Culture, almost torn down the church. With the restoration of the entire block, the church was “resurrected”.
Archaeology of the city of Athens, (d.u.), Αρχείο Νεοτέρων Μνημείων, [Archive of modern monuments], NHRF
http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio.aspx
Last visit 8/11/2022
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
Mitropoulou K., (d.u.), Αθήνα, μνήμες και κτήρια, [Athens, memories and buildings], Athens: Sideris Publication
2004 Restoration works began using many fragments of the church that were found scattered.
Built during the 17th century.
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