Agios Eleftherios Church, Athens

Agios Eleftherios in 2011

Interior

The Agios Eleftherios church, also known as Mikri Mitropoli ("little metropolitan church") or Panagia Gorgoepikoos is a Byzantine-era church located at the Mitropolis square, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens (Megali Mitropoli).

Michael Choniates, the bishop of Athens, ordered the construction at the start of the 13th century.

References

Major landmarks of Athens

Theophil Hansen's "Trilogy"	Academy Kapodistrian University of Athens National Library of Greece

Museums	Acropolis Museum Benaki Museum Museum of Cycladic Art National Archaeological Museum National Gallery National Historical Museum

Churches	Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite

Gardens/Parks	National Gardens Pedion tou Areos

Squares/Neighbourhoods	Anafiotika Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Monastiraki Omonoia Square Plaka Syntagma Square Thiseio

Athens Concert Hall National Observatory of Athens National Theatre Old Parliament House Old Royal Palace Olympic Sports Complex Presidential Mansion Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Zappeion

Marinas

Agios Kosmas Marina
Alimos Marina
Athens Marina (formerly Faliro Marina)
Marinas of Glyfada
Olympic Marine
Floisvos Marina
Marina of Vouliagmeni
Marina of Zea
Marina Tzitzifies

Others

Byzantine Greece

People	Byzantine Greeks Justinian I Justinian II Irene of Athens Staurakios Nikephoros I Basil I Nikon the Metanoeite Luke of Steiris Basil II Eustathius of Thessalonica Michael Choniates Leo Sgouros Leo Gabalas Michael I Komnenos Doukas Theodore Komnenos Doukas Demetrios Chomatenos John Apokaukos Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael VIII Palaiologos John I Doukas of Thessaly Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas Thomas I Komnenos Doukas Nicholas Orsini Andronikos Asen John II Orsini Andronikos III Palaiologos Michael Monomachos John Angelos Stephen Gabrielopoulos Nikephoros II Orsini Manuel Kantakouzenos Simeon Uroš Thomas Preljubović Esau de' Buondelmonti Alexios Angelos Philanthropenos Theodore II Palaiologos Gemistus Pletho Constantine XI Palaiologos Demetrios Palaiologos Thomas Palaiologos Byzantine scholars in Renaissance

Major centres	Thessaloniki Athens Corinth Mystras Patras Thebes Arta Ioannina

Provinces and regions	Theme of the Aegean Crete Theme of Hellas Theme of Samos Theme of Macedonia Theme of Strymon Theme of Thessalonica Theme of the Peloponnese Theme of Cephallenia Theme of Nicopolis Sclaviniae Melingoi and Ezeritai Tsakonia Great Vlachia

Greek states after 1204	Despotate of Epirus Empire of Nicaea Empire of Thessalonica Despotate of the Morea Thessaly

History	Byzantine Iconoclasm Arab–Byzantine wars Muslim conquest of Crete Byzantine reconquest of Crete Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria Siege of Patras (805 or 807) Seljuq campaigns in the Aegean Byzantine–Norman wars Sack of Thessalonica (1185) Fourth Crusade Battle of the Olive Grove of Kountouras Under the Palaiologos dynasty Battle of Prinitza Battle of Makryplagi Battle of Neopatras Battle of Pharsalus (1277) Battle of Demetrias Byzantine civil war of 1321–28 Byzantine–Genoese War (1348–49) Zealots of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–30) Battle of the Echinades (1427) Morea revolt of 1453–54

Monuments	Acrocorinth Agios Eleftherios Church, Athens Angelokastro (Corfu) Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens Church of the Parigoritissa Daphni Monastery Gardiki Castle Hexamilion wall Hosios Loukas Kassiopi Castle Meteora Mount Athos Monastery of Saint John the Theologian Monemvasia Mystras Nea Moni of Chios Panagia Episkopi Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Panagia Ekatontapiliani Patras Castle

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