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Agios Titos Church
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Maria
May 15, 2021
The church of Agios Titos was originally constructed in the 10th century by the Byzantines. Later on, it was renovated by the Venetians and when Crete was conquered by the Ottomans, it was turned into a mosque. This is where the skull of Saint Titus is guarded.
Anna
August 25, 2018
church of St Titos is one of the most important monuments in the centre of town, on 25th of August Street. It is set in a lovely square with a few cafés and bars, Agios Titos Square.
Marios
May 15, 2022
the oldest church of Herakleion even from the cathedral if you visit it remember to look at the painting in the walls most if them are from venezian era
Ειρήνη
September 30, 2022
Probably the oldest church in Heraklion. The initial building was erected in the 10th century after the reconquest of Crete by the Byzantine general Nikiforos Fokas in 961 AD. It was a three-aisled Basilica measuring over 170 meters in length, being one of the longest Basilicas in Greece. The church was destroyed twice by earthquake and once by fire -in the 14th and 15th century-. It was rebuilt without any architectural changes and lived on as the main Catholic Church in Handax (modern Heraklion). Prominent locals were buried in the churchyard in the Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish period. As soon as the town fell to the Turks Agios Titos church was converted into a mosque, Vezir mosque (after Ali Kioprouli Vezir, who was the conqueror of Handax. After the last destruction, by the 1856 earthquake, the church was rebuilt from scratch by the architect K. Mousi, as it stands today. It was concluded in 1872 and it is a building of neoclassical nature with intense eclecticism and many oriental features as it was initially intended to be a mosque. Titus was St. Paul’s disciple, the first bishop on Crete and guardian of the island. Titus’ skull was given back by the Venetians and is kept in a small chapel to the north of the nave kept in a mitre.
Probably the oldest church in Heraklion. The initial building was erected in the 10th century after the reconquest of Crete by the Byzantine general Nikiforos Fokas in 961 AD. It was a three-aisled Basilica measuring over 170 meters in length, being one of the longest Basilicas in Greece. The churc…
Luljeta
May 6, 2022
The church of Agios Titos in Heraklion Town, Crete: The Cathedral of Agios Titos in Heraklion Town is among the most important monuments in Crete. It is found on August 25th street, one of the busiest streets of the town. Around the church, there is a lovely square with small cafes and bars. The original church of Agios Titos on this location was probably built in 961 A.D. by the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phokas, who liberated Crete from the Arabs and made it again part of the Byzantine Empire. To strengthen the Christian faith in Crete, who had weakened from the Arabs, the emperor constructed this Orthodox church and dedicated it to Agios Titos, a disciple of Apostle Paul and first Bishop of Crete.
The church of Agios Titos in Heraklion Town, Crete: The Cathedral of Agios Titos in Heraklion Town is among the most important monuments in Crete. It is found on August 25th street, one of the busiest streets of the town. Around the church, there is a lovely square with small cafes and bars. The ori…
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