Agios Minas Cathedral

Agios Minas Cathedral
῾Ιερός Μητροπολιτικός Ναός ῾Αγίου Μηνᾶ
Agios Minas Cathedral
Location of the cathedral on Crete
Agios Minas Cathedral
35°20′15″N 25°07′51″E / 35.33750°N 25.13083°E / 35.33750; 25.13083
LocationHeraklion, Crete
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek
DenominationGreek Orthodox
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationSaint Menas
Architecture
ArchitectAthanasios Mousis
Architectural typeBasilica
Groundbreaking1862
Completed1895
Specifications
Length43 m (141 ft)
Width29.5 m (97 ft)
Number of domes1
Number of towers2
MaterialsStone; marble; timber
Administration
ArchdioceseCrete
Clergy
ArchbishopEugenios II (Antonopoulos)

The Agios Minas Cathedral (Greek: ῾Ιερός Μητροπολιτικός Ναός ῾Αγίου Μηνᾶ, lit.'Saint Menas' Cathedral') is a Greek Orthodox cathedral in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. Ιt is dedicated to Saint Menas, the martyr and wonderworker (285-309 A.D.), who is the patron saint of Heraklion.