The Church of the Pantanassa ( el, Εκκλησία της Παντανάσσης) or of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Ιερός Ναός Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου) is the 10th-century ''
katholikon
A ''katholikon'' or catholicon ( gr, καθολικόν) or ''sobor'' ( Slavonic: съборъ) refers to one of three things in the Eastern Orthodox Church:
* The cathedral of a diocese.
* The major church building (temple) of a monastery corre ...
'' of a now-vanished
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
in
Monastiraki
Monastiraki (Greek: Μοναστηράκι, ''Monastiráki'', , literally ''little monastery'') is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the principal shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to cloth ...
Square, between Athinas and Mitropoleos streets, facing the
Monastiraki station
Monastiraki ( el, Μοναστηράκι, ) is an interchange station on the Athens Metro, between Lines 1 and 3. The original surface station on Line 1 opened on 17 May 1895. It became an interchange point of the network when the underground s ...
, in central
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
,
Greece
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. The church was known as the Great Monastery, and then later as ''monastiraki'' ("little monastery"), which eventually became the name of the whole area.
See also
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Tsisdarakis Mosque
Tzistarakis Mosque ( el, Τζαμί Τζισταράκη, tr, Cizderiye Camii) is an Ottoman mosque, built in 1759, in Monastiraki Square, central Athens, Greece. It is now functioning as an annex of the Museum of Greek Folk Art.
History
The mos ...
References
External links
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Pantanassa - Athens24 Guide
Christian monasteries in Greece
Byzantine church buildings in Athens
10th-century churches in Greece
10th-century establishments in the Byzantine Empire
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