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Churches in Athens
Taxiarches - Panagia Grigorousa (Archangel
Michael and Virgin Mary)
Between the archaeological sites of Hadrian’s Library and
the Roman Agora, in Dexippou street, you’ll find the church
of Taxiarches (Archangels Michael and Gabriel) and Virgin Mary
(Panagia)-Grigoroussa built in the 19th century.
At
the same site there used to be a small church of Taxiarches in
the Byzantine period. The church was of the cross-in-square two
columned type with a dome. Its original form dates back to the
12the century. Later on, under Frankish rule, a narthex and a
bell tower were added while in the Ottoman period, the Last Judgment
was depicted on the façade.
The
church of the Prophet Elias (Profitis Ilias) of the Staropazaro
(wheat market) used to be a little to the north. It probably was
a building dating back to the Byzantine period (11-12th century)
that was converted into a church and decorated in the 15th century.
Both medieval churches were pulled down around the mid-19th century
during the archaeological research in the Roman Agora.
Dexippou street
Monastiraki
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