In the neighborhood of the Akathist Hymn
The route is about 900 meters long, lasts about 40 minutes and is of low difficulty. It concerns the northern part of Old Xanthi and the district of the church of the Akathist Hymn.

The visitor can tour the upper part of the Old Town and see luxurious mansions built by the tobacco merchants of Xanthi, such as the M. Chasirtzoglou Mansion and the Kotsioudis Mansion. Starting from Mitropoleos Square, the visitor will head uphill in order to reach the center of the route, the Temple of the Akathist Hymn.

This church was inaugurated in 1861 and is the only one in Greece dedicated to the Akathist hymn. At the end of the route at the Ahrian Mosque you will have a wonderful view of the river of Xanthi, Kosynthos, and the district of Samakov on the opposite bank of the river.

72. Holy Trinity Chapel

Brief documentation:

In the parking lot that now exists in the area there used to be a large two-storey house, owned by someone named Meraklis, according to oral testimonies. This house was the residence of the metropolitan for a short time, until the damaged metropolitan palace was repaired.
In the courtyard of this house there was a Chapel of the Holy Trinity. Today in the same area, which belongs to the opposite church of the Akathist Hymn and is a private parking lot, there is a newer chapel also dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is a small, one-room building. It has a gabled roof with tiles, which extends to the west to house an outdoor introductory space. Small windows open on the sides of the building. The apse of the altar protrudes to the east and has a separate, lower roof. The chapel is surrounded by a guardrail.
The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is located at 18 Vyronos Street, in the courtyard of a privately owned residence, which today has been demolished and a few parts of it are preserved in ruins.


Category of thematic interest:  RELIGIOUS INTEREST


History:

In the parking lot that now exists in the area there used to be a large two-storey house, owned by someone named Meraklis, according to oral testimonies. This house was the residence of the metropolitan for a short time, until the damaged metropolitan palace was repaired.
In the courtyard of this house there was a Chapel of the Holy Trinity. Today in the same area, which belongs to the opposite church of the Akathist Hymn and is a private parking lot, there is a newer chapel also dedicated to the Holy Trinity.


Elements of architecture:

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is a small, one-room building. It has a gabled roof with tiles, which extends to the west to house an outdoor introductory space. Small windows open on the sides of the building. The apse of the altar protrudes to the east and has a separate, lower roof. The chapel is surrounded by a guardrail.


Description of other elements:

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is located at 18 Vyronos Street, in the courtyard of a privately owned residence, which today has been demolished and a few parts of it are preserved in ruins.


Purpose - Use: Church building


Characterization: Government Gazette 612B/30-4-1976 and Government Gazette 661/Β/17-5-1976, Government Gazette 1097/14.12-1995


Dating (period): Unknown


Year of construction: Unknown


Location of the monument: 41.14458505605264, 24.885778793319147


Bibliographic references:

•    "Churches, Monasteries and Chapels of the Old Town", Thomas Exarchou, Old Town Celebrations, 2000
•    "The Churches of Old Xanthi", Georgios Tsigaras, Municipal Development Enterprise of Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou, 2008


 Address: Vyronos 18


Visitable: No

 

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