Athens - Church of St John of the Column

(Local Name: Áyios Ioánnis tis Kolóna) The Church of St John of the Column, standing in a small courtyard in Athens, takes its name from the Roman column in the chancel; the column has a Corinthian capital which projects through the roof.

John the Baptist, to whom the church is dedicated, is invoked for all diseases of the head and its organs. Attached to the column with wax are ex-votos in the form of threads, hairs and tablets.