Church of Panagia Chalkeon
| Church of Panagia Chalkeon | |
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Παναγία τῶν Χαλκέων | |
Exterior of the church in 2007 | |
Church of Panagia Chalkeon Location of the church in Greece | |
Church of Panagia Chalkeon | |
| 40°38′13″N 22°56′37″E / 40.63694°N 22.94361°E | |
| Location | Dikastirion Square, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Previous denomination | Islam (c. 1430–1912) |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Turkish: Kazancilar Camii (as a mosque) |
| Status |
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| Founder(s) | Christopher, katepano of Longobardia |
| Dedication | Virgin Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Completed | 1028 CE |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 3 (maybe more) |
| Dome height (outer) | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
| Dome diameter (outer) | 3.8 m (12 ft) |
| Materials | Bricks; marble |
| Administration | |
| Metropolis | Thessaloniki |
| Clergy | |
| Priest | Fr. Klimanoglou Dionusios |
| Assistant priest | Archim. Papagiannoulis Nectarios |
14th-century fresco inside the church | |
| Part of | Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 456-007 |
| Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
| Area | 0.249 ha (0.62 acres) |
The Church of Panagia Chalkeon (Greek: Παναγία τῶν Χαλκέων) is an 11th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church in the city of Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Because of its outstanding Byzantine mosaics and architecture, and its testimony to the importance of Thessaloniki in early and medieval Christianity, the church is one of fifteen structures inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki. The church was converted to a mosque in the 15th century, during the Ottoman era, and subsequently reconsecrated as a church in the 20th century.