Pammegistoi Taxiarches Church

Pammegistoi Taxiarches Church
Παμμέγιστοι Ταξιάρχες
The church in 2019
Pammegistoi Taxiarches Church
Location of the church in Greece
Pammegistoi Taxiarches Church
40°38′23″N 22°57′17″E / 40.63972°N 22.95472°E / 40.63972; 22.95472
LocationThessaloniki
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek
DenominationGreek Orthodox
Previous denominationIslam (c. 1430s–1912)
History
Former nameTurkish: İki Şerefiye Camii (as a mosque)
Status
  • Church (14th century–1430)
  • Mosque (c. 1430s–1912)
  • Church (since 1916– )
Architecture
ArchitectIraklis Leontidis (1950s)
Architectural typeBasilica
Style
Completed
  • 14th century (original)
  • 1958 (renovations)
Specifications
Number of towers1: minaret: (c. 1430s–1912)
MaterialsBrick; stone; wood
Administration
MetropolisThessaloniki

The Pammegistoi Taxiarches Church (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Παμμεγίστων Ταξιαρχών, lit.'Holy Church of the All-Great Taxiarchs') is a Greek Orthodox church located in the Upper Town of Thessaloniki, Greece. The church was built in the 14th century during the Byzantine era, and served as a mosque during the Ottoman era, before it was reconsecrated as a church in 1916. The church underwent significant modifications during the 1950s and the 1960s, and unlike other Byzantine-style churches in Thessaloniki, a new section was added in the Neo-Byzantine style.