Church of Agios Elisseos
The church of Agios Elisseos is a small one-aisled basilica of the Ottoman era.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
2004 Restoration works began using many fragments of the church that were found scattered.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Built during the 17th century.
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 Elisseos is a single-aisled basilica of the Ottoman period. Architectural members of ancient monuments were built on its walls.
What I can't see
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”.
Info
- Address: 14 Areos St.
Bibliography
http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio.aspx
Last visit 8/11/2022
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