{"id":67165,"date":"2026-05-15T07:32:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploringgreece.tv\/greece\/the-1000-year-old-church-in-the-center-of-athens-that-you-may-not-have-noticed\/67165\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:59:58","slug":"the-1000-year-old-church-in-the-center-of-athens-that-you-may-not-have-noticed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploringgreece.tv\/en\/athens\/tourist-in-my-own-city\/the-1000-year-old-church-in-the-center-of-athens-that-you-may-not-have-noticed\/67165\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1,000-year-old church in the center of Athens that you may not have noticed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking in the center of Athens, you may pass important sights or monuments that you may not know and do not devote the required time. This is also the case with a chapel in the city center that you may have seen but do not know how important its history is. The reason for the church of Agioi Theodoroi. <\/strong>A church that today functions as a chapel since it is no longer a parish. However, the history of Agioi Theodoroi in Athens is long, even though you have passed it several times.<\/p>\n

Agioi Theodoroi: The chapel in Athens is a great monument, and you may not have noticed it<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Agioi<\/picture>
The church in 1890 (Photo source: el.wikipedia.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The church of Agioi Theodoroi in Klafthmonos Square is one of the most important Byzantine monuments of Athens. It is a simple, two-style cruciform church that deserves your attention the next time you pass by. It is a very old construction that, according to archaeologists, is influenced by even older structures. As with other Christian temples, Agioi Theodoroi in Athens<\/strong> were built on the ruins of an older temple, and later its form evolved.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/picture>The temple is about 1,000 years old.<\/strong> An inscription was erected in the middle of the 11th century, and the founder of the church is said to be the Byzantine official Nikolaos Kalomalos. Its exterior architecture is impressive, especially if you pause to observe it as you pass by.<\/p>\n

<div
\ndata-vi-partner-id=”P00266167″
\ndata-vi-widget-ref=”W-a319707b-a529-47dc-b12d-c3b252facf4e”
\ndata-vi-search-term=””
\n><\/p>\n