St. Nicholas Church, Kavala

Saint Nicholas' Church
Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου
The church in 2012
Saint Nicholas' Church is located in Greece
Saint Nicholas' Church
Saint Nicholas' Church
Location of the church in Greece
Saint Nicholas' Church
40°56′10″N 24°24′48″E / 40.93611°N 24.41333°E / 40.93611; 24.41333
LocationKavala, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek
DenominationGreek Orthodox
Previous denominationIslam (1530–1920s)
History
Former name(s)Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
(Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Camii)
Status
DedicationSaint Nicholas
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type
  • Mosque (1530)
  • Church (1920s)
StyleOttoman
Completed1530
Specifications
Number of domes1
Number of towers1:
(formerly minaret; now bell-tower)
MaterialsBrick; stone
Administration
MetropolisPhilippi, Neapolis and Thasos

The Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) is a Greek Orthodox church in the town of Kavala, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. It was built during Ottoman period as a mosque, called the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Camii), before it was converted into a church in modern times.[1]

History

The building was erected in 1530 during the Ottoman rule of Macedonia as an Islamic mosque, perhaps on the site of a pre-existing Christian church, by Ibrahim Pasha, vizier to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and it was the largest mosque in Kavala.[2]

In the 1920s the mosque was converted into a church for Christian worship, dedicated to Saint Nicholas; the bell-tower was built upon the base of the destroyed minaret.[3][4][5] On the eastern side of the church there is a mural depicting the arrival of Apostle Paul in the port.[2]

  • Panoramic view of Kavala in 1913 from the customs house
    Panoramic view of Kavala in 1913 from the customs house
  • The church with the mural
    The church with the mural

See also

References

  1. ^ Η Οθωμανική Αρχιτεκτονική στην Ελλάδα [The Ottoman Architecture in Greece] (in Greek). Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού (ΥΠ.ΠΟ.). 2008. p. 264. ISBN 978-960-214-792-4.
  2. ^ a b Βασίλης, Λωλίδης (August 17, 2017). Ανακαλύπτοντας την ιστορία της Καβάλας [Discovering the History of Kavala]. amna.gr (in Greek). ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Διαμαντής, Κομβόπουλος. Καβάλα - Φίλιπποι [Kavala-Philippi] (in Greek). Ιστοσελίδα Ξεναγού Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Μυρίλλας, Δημητράς (December 19, 2010). Σινεμά, συνεργεία, τώρα πια διατηρητέα [Cinemas, workshops, are now preserved]. enet.gr (in Greek). Εφημερίδα Ελευθεροτυπία. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Χρύσα, Μελκίδη (June 4, 2007). Καβάλα [Kavala]. xanthi.ilsp.gr (in Greek). Τουριστικός Οδηγός Περιφέρειας Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

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