Church of the Parigoritissa

Local nameΠαναγία Παρηγορήτρια
LocationArta, Greece

The Church of the Parigoritissa or Paregoretissa is the 13th-century Byzantine metropolitan church of the Greek city of Arta. Part of the building used to house the Archaeological Collection of Arta.

The church was founded in ca. 1290 by the Despot of Epirus, Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas, and his second wife Anna Kantakouzene. The church eventually became bankrupt, and was turned into a dependency of the Monastery of Kato Panagia. In 1578, it is attested as a female convent.The church is a large, almost square three-storey building.

Tags Greek OrthodoxPlace of WorshipChristianChurch
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Parigoritissa

Address 4 Παρηγορήτριας, Άρτα 47132, Greece

Coordinates 39°9'31.476" N 20°59'0.593" E

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