Church of Hosios David
| Church of Hosios David | |
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Όσιος Δαυίδ | |
Exterior of the church | |
Church of Hosios David Location of the church in Greece | |
Church of Hosios David | |
| 40°38′30″N 22°57′8″E / 40.64167°N 22.95222°E | |
| Location | Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Previous denomination | Islam (c. 16th century–1921) |
| History | |
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| Status |
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| Dedication | David the Dendrite |
| Dedicated | 1921 |
| Earlier dedication | Christ the Savior of Latomos |
| Relics held | Icon of Christ of Latomos |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Monastery |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Completed | 5th century |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 1: minaret (since destroyed) |
| Administration | |
| Metropolis | Thessaloniki |
Icon of Christ of Latomos, mosaic of Theophany | |
| Part of | Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 456-005 |
| Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
| Area | 0.058 ha (0.14 acres) |
The Church of Hosios David (Greek: Όσιος Δαυίδ) is a late 5th-century church in Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. During Byzantine times, it functioned as the katholikon of the Latomos Monastery (Greek: Μονή Λατόμου/Λατόμων), and was adorned with rich mosaic and fresco decoration, which was renewed in the 12th–14th centuries. The church is dedicated to David the Dendrite. Many surviving elements of the Byzantine decoration are of high artistic quality, especially the 5th-century apse mosaic the Icon of Christ of Latomos.
During the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque, most likely in the 16th century, until it was reconsecrated as a Greek Orthodox church in 1921, thus receiving its present name. In 1988, the church was one of fifteen structures inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.