Church of the Parigoritissa
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.Photo: Dodos2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 8:30 AM—3:30 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church building in Arta, Epirus Region, Greece
- Also known as: “Παρηγορήτισσα”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Apollo and Feyzullah Mosque.
Temple of Apollo
Photo: Dodos2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Temple of Apollo is situated 240 metres north of Church of the Parigoritissa.
Feyzullah Mosque
Mosque
Photo: ArtaMania, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Feyzullah Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Arta, in the Epirus region of Greece. The mosque was completed in the 15th century, during the Ottoman era. Feyzullah Mosque is situated 480 metres north of Church of the Parigoritissa.
Saint Demetrius Cathedral in Arta
Church
Photo: Harrygouvas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Demetrius Cathedral in Arta is a church, which is situated 390 metres northeast of Church of the Parigoritissa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arta and Eleousa.
Arta
Arta is a town in Epirus, which draws visitors to it old, impressive stone bridge and the castle ruins in the centre of town.
Vlacherna
Village
Photo: ArtaMania, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vlacherna is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arta, of which it is a municipal unit.
Church of the Parigoritissa
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipality of Arta, Arta, Epirus, Northern Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.15874° or 39° 9′ 32″ northLongitude
20.9835° or 20° 59′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8GF25X5M+F9OpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q5118022
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Frisian—“Church of the Parigoritissa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Parigoritissaren eliza”
- Bulgarian: “Света Богородица Утешителница”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه باريجوريتيسا”
- Finnish: “Panagía Parigorítissan kirkko”
- French: “église de la Parigoritissa”
- French: “Église de la Parigorítissa”
- German: “Panagia Parigoritissa”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία της Παρηγορήτισσας”
- Greek: “Ναός Παναγίας Παρηγορήτισσας Άρτας”
- Greek: “Παρηγορίτισσα”
- Italian: “chiesa di Paregoretissa”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Paregoretissa”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Parigoritissa”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Panagia Parigoritissa”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Parigorítissa”
- Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan de Panagia Parigoritissa (Arta)”
- Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan de Panagia Parigoritissa”
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Highlights include Οικία and Church of the Transfiguration.
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