| Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Greek Orthodox |
| District | Archbishopric of Athens |
| Location | |
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°00′27″N 23°43′44″E / 38.0075°N 23.728889°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ioannis Papadakis, Georgios Nomikos |
| Style | Byzantine Revival architecture |
| Completed | 1930 (partly) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,400 m2 |
| Length | 63 m (outer) |
| Width | 48 m (outer) |
The church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai (Greek: Άγιος Παντελεήμων Αχαρνών)[1] is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the center of Athens. It has a maximum length of 63 m and width 48 m and it is the biggest[2][3] church of Greece. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic Acharnon Avenue.
The foundations of the church were laid on 12 September 1910 by King George I of Greece and it was consecrated on 22 June 1930. The church's interior paintings were created by the painter Giannis Karouzos (1937-2013). It took him 23 years to complete the painting of the 6,000 m2 surface of the interior walls of the church.[4]
Other sources consider Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras, and not Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai, as the largest orthodox church in Greece.
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