The Metropolitan church of Mytilene is located in the central market of the city and is dedicated to St. Athanasius. Dated at the end of the 16th – 17th century. and it is assumed that he has been a metropolitan since 1721.<\/p>\n
It is a three-aisled basilica with a dome. The interior is decorated with naturalistic frescoes from 1901, works by the Lesbian painter Vasilios Kesaklis, The art of Lesvian woodcarving of the post-Byzantine period is reflected in the iconostasis, the pulpit and the despotic with subjects taken from nature. Also worth noting is the Holy Bank, which is covered with a wood-carved ciborium in which elements from the plant and animal decoration are depicted. They were crafted in 1738, according to a carved inscription on the despotic throne.<\/p>\n
The thirty-three meter tall spire built of “sarmosak stones”, stones from the “Sharmosak” quarry in Asia Minor was erected in 1882 and shows elements of the Neo-Gothic style.<\/p>\n
The silver altar with the indestructible body of St. is kept as a precious treasure in the temple. of Theodore Byzantium, patron saint of Mytilene, who was martyred at the end of the 18th century in our city.<\/p>\n
Inside the holy temple there is a special crypt with access from the center of the soleus, which is a high priest group grave and all the high priests of Mytilene were buried during the period 1707-1783. There the holy relic of St. Theodorou during the years of slavery.<\/p>\n
Valuable ecclesiastical relics, portable icons and liturgical vessels are also treasured in the temple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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