Church of the Holy Apostles (Thessaloniki)
| Church of the Holy Apostles | |
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Ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι | |
Exterior of the church in 2024 | |
Church of the Holy Apostles Location of the church in Greece | |
Church of the Holy Apostles | |
| 40°38′34″N 22°56′15″E / 40.64283889°N 22.93754722°E | |
| Location | Olympou Street, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Previous denomination | Islam (c. 1530–1912) |
| History | |
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| Dedication | The Twelve Apostles |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Monastery |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Completed | c. 1329 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 (maybe more) |
| Number of towers | 1: minaret (since destroyed) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Metropolis | Thessaloniki |
| Clergy | |
| Priest | Fr. Vasilios Tsiloglanidis |
| Assistant priest | Archim. Spuridis Theologos |
14th-century mosaic inside the church | |
| Part of | Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 456-009 |
| Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
| Area | 0.16 ha (0.40 acres) |
The Church of the Holy Apostles (Greek: Ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι) is a 14th-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 is located at the start of Olympou Street, near the city's western medieval walls; was converted to a mosque in the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, and subsequently reconsecrated as a church in the 20th century.