Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai explained

Building Name:Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai
Location:Athens, Greece
Religious Affiliation:Greek Orthodox
District:Archbishopric of Athens
Architect:Ioannis Papadakis, Georgios Nomikos
Architecture Style:Byzantine Revival architecture
Year Completed:1930 (partly)
Capacity:2,400 m2
Length:63 m (outer)
Width:48 m (outer)

The church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Παντελεήμων Αχαρνών)[1] is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the center of Athens. It has a maximum length of 63 m and width 48 m and it is the biggest[2] [3] church of Greece. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic Acharnon Avenue.

The foundations of the church were laid on 12 September 1910 by King George I of Greece and it was consecrated on 22 June 1930. The church's interior paintings were created by the painter Giannis Karouzos (1937-2013). It took him 23 years to complete the painting of the 6,000 m2 surface of the interior walls of the church.[4]

Other sources consider the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras and not the Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai to be the largest Orthodox church in Greece.

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References

  1. Web site: Thanati Fotini, Saint Panteleimon church historical notes and photos, Assignment for the course "Local History", 3rd grade, 67th High school of Athens, 2012 . 2018-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801201522/http://67gym-athin.att.sch.gr/autosch/iware/files/tiap01072013.pdf . 2014-08-01 . dead .
  2. http://www.agiospanteleimon.eu/ Άγιος Παντελεήμων Αχαρνών
  3. News: Άγιος Παντελεήμονας Αχαρνών: Η μεγαλύτερη Εκκλησία της Ελλάδας. 2017-07-27. vimaorthodoxias.gr. el. 2021-04-06.
  4. http://www.kathimerini.gr/495255/article/politismos/arxeio-politismoy/giannhs-karoysos-o-agiografos-toy-agioy-pantelehmonos-axarnwn Giannis Karousos, The hagiographer of Saint Panteleimon Acharnon, article in newspaper KATHIMERINI (07/08/2013)

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