Religious monuments of Old Xanthi
The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 80 minutes and is of low difficulty. In it, the visitor will have the opportunity to tour the most important religious monuments of old Xanthi. From the Sunne mosque to the chapel of Agioi Theodoroi you will find a reasonable number of Christian churches and chapels, mosques and the Catholic church that testify to the religious identity of the inhabitants and at the same time highlight the multicultural and multireligious character that the city of Xanthi had and still has today.

Their position in the urban fabric of the city highlights the importance of their character (with the layout of secular buildings around them), the need of residents for religious expression and their timeless peaceful coexistence.

Of interest are both their architectural configuration and their interior decoration with icons, frescoes, wood carvings on the iconostasis in Christian churches and tiles with plant decoration in the mihrab of mosques.

70. Chapel of Agioi Theodoroi

Brief documentation:

The Chapel of Agioi Theodoroi is located in the old town at the junction of Aristeidou and Sofokleous streets. It is one of the many chapels that exist in the traditional settlement of Xanthi. It is possible that there was an earlier church at this point during the Byzantine period, as there is evidence of a Byzantine marble decorative slab built into this chapel. The small rectangular plate bears an embossed cross with flowers on either side, which are located within a circular frame.
The chapel is a small one-room building which has a courtyard in front of it, through which the entrance to it is made. The building of the chapel is attached to the adjacent building, so the entrance door to it is in the middle of the north side of the building. Right next to the door there is a window, which is surrounded by a simple stone frame. The chapel has a gabled roof with tiles, while the apse of the altar, which protrudes to the east, has a separate roof. In front of the apse of the sanctuary the bell tower rises.


Category of thematic interest:  RELIGIOUS INTEREST


History:

The Chapel of Agioi Theodoroi is located in the old town at the junction of Aristeidou and Sofokleous streets. It is one of the many chapels that exist in the traditional settlement of Xanthi. It is possible that there was an earlier church at this point during the Byzantine period, as there is evidence of a Byzantine marble decorative slab built into this chapel. The small rectangular plate bears an embossed cross with flowers on either side, which are located within a circular frame.


Elements of architecture:

The chapel is a small one-room building which has a courtyard in front of it, through which the entrance to it is made. The building of the chapel is attached to the adjacent building, so the entrance door to it is in the middle of the north side of the building. Right next to the door there is a window, which is surrounded by a simple stone frame. The chapel has a gabled roof with tiles, while the apse of the altar, which protrudes to the east, has a separate roof.


Description of other elements:

In front of the apse of the sanctuary the bell tower rises.


Purpose - Use: Church building


Characterization: Preservable, Institution of the Ministry of Education, Category "B", Decision 5385, Government Gazette 1097/95


Dating (period): Unknown


Year of construction: Unknown


Location of the monument: 41.145256121213386, 24.88946108135614


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: Aristeidou 22


Visitable: No

 

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