St. Nicholas Church, Kavala

Saint Nicholas church
Ι. Ν. Αγίου Νικολάου
Saint Nicholas church; Ι. Ν. Αγίου Νικολάου
Religion
Affiliation	Greek Orthodox
District	Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos
Location
Location	Kavala, Greece
	Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates	40°56′10.0″N 24°24′47.9″E / 40.936111°N 24.413306°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque, church
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1530
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1 (now bell-tower)
Materials	Brick, stone

The Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) of Kavala is a Greek Orthodox Church in the town of Kavala, in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It was built during Ottoman period as 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]

Gallery

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

References

^ Multiple 2008, p. 264.
^ ^a ^b Λωλίδης Βασίλης (17 August 2017). "Ανακαλύπτοντας την ιστορία της Καβάλας" [Discovering the History of Kavala]. amna.gr (in Greek). ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
^ Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. "Καβάλα - Φίλιπποι" [Kavala-Philippi] (in Greek). Ιστοσελίδα Ξεναγού Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. Retrieved July 28, 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Δημητράς Μυρίλλας (December 19, 2010). "Σινεμά, συνεργεία, τώρα πια διατηρητέα" [Cinemas, workshops, are now preserved]. enet.gr (in Greek). Εφημερίδα Ελευθεροτυπία. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
^ Μελκίδη Χρύσα (June 4, 2007). "Καβάλα" [Kavala]. xanthi.ilsp.gr (in Greek). Τουριστικός Οδηγός Περιφέρειας Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

Bibliography

Multiple (2008). Η Οθωμανική Αρχιτεκτονική στην Ελλάδα [The Ottoman Architecture in Greece] (in Greek). Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού (ΥΠ.ΠΟ.). p. 264. ISBN 978-960-214-792-4.

External links

Media related to Saint Nicholas Church, Kavala at Wikimedia Commons

[FOOTNOTEMultiple2008264-1] Multiple 2008, p. 264.

[anakalyptontas-2] Λωλίδης Βασίλης (17 August 2017). "Ανακαλύπτοντας την ιστορία της Καβάλας" [Discovering the History of Kavala]. amna.gr (in Greek). ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

[3] Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. "Καβάλα - Φίλιπποι" [Kavala-Philippi] (in Greek). Ιστοσελίδα Ξεναγού Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. Retrieved July 28, 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] Δημητράς Μυρίλλας (December 19, 2010). "Σινεμά, συνεργεία, τώρα πια διατηρητέα" [Cinemas, workshops, are now preserved]. enet.gr (in Greek). Εφημερίδα Ελευθεροτυπία. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

[5] Μελκίδη Χρύσα (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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