Agios Minas Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationGreek Orthodox
DistrictArchbishopric of Crete
Location
LocationHeraklion, Greece
Architecture
Architect(s)Athanasios Mousis
Completed1895
Specifications
Length43 m (outer)
Width29.5 m (outer)

The Agios Minas Cathedral (Greek: ῾Ιερός Μητροπολιτικός Ναός ῾Αγίου Μηνᾶ)[1] is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. Ιt is dedicated to Saint Menas the martyr and wonderworker (285-309 A.D.), who is the patron saint of Heraklion.

History

It was built from 1862 to 1895. The construction was interrupted during the Cretan Revolution of 1866–1869.[2] The church has a cruciform architecture with a central dome.[3] The floor plan of the church has external maximum dimensions of 43,20 m length and 29.50 m width and a surface area of 1,350 m2.[4] It is the largest cathedral in Crete and one of the largest in Greece. A small and old church of Agios Minas is located in the proximity of the cathedral.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official website of the Archbishopric of Crete, List of churches
  2. ↑ Short history of the cathedral (tourist info website www.explorecrete.com)
  3. ↑ Saint Minas cathedral drone view (2017)
  4. ↑ Chiotaki Aspasia, Bachelor Thesis with title Religious Tourism in Heraklion, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, 2009
  5. ↑ "Costas Alefantis, chapter 12 - Description of the architecture of Agios Minas church, Bachelor Thesis with title "Electro-acoustic study of Saint Minas church in Heraklion", Technical Educational Institute of Crete, 2005 (pdf file in Greek)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.

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