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Little Mitropolis Church Description

(Local Name: Mikri Mitrópolis) 12th C. Little Mitrópolis, a tiny domed cruciform church only 11m/36ft long by 7m/23ft wide, is dedicated to the Panayía Gorgoepikoós (the Mother of God as the Swift Hearer of Prayer) and St Eleutherius, both of whom offer help to women in childbirth. This Christian church thus continues an ancient tradition, since the sanctuary of the Greek goddess Eileithyia, likewise the patroness of childbirth, was also located here.

It is known as the Mitrópolis because it belonged to the monastery of St Nicholas, the residence of the metropolitans (archbishops) of Athens in the 18th and early 19th C.

The monastery was destroyed in 1827, during the war of independence,

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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites