St. Nicolas Orphanos

The Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos is an early 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern city of . Covered in outstanding Byzantine frescoes, the church is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, demonstrating the importance of Thessaloniki in early Christian history.
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  • Greek Orthodox church
  • Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday–Thursday 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
  • Description: church in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Address: Ηροδότου, Θεσσαλονίκη, 54634
  • Also known as
    “Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos”
    “Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byzantine Bath and Hagios Demetrios.
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The of the Upper City in … is situated 360 metres northwest of St. Nicolas Orphanos.
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The Church of Saint Demetrius, or … is situated 720 metres west of St. Nicolas Orphanos.
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The , also known as the Ishak Pasha Mosque, is a in , . is situated 580 metres west of St. Nicolas Orphanos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Town and Agios Pavlos.
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or Ano Poli is the old town of …
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is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban…
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is a neighborhood.

St. Nicolas Orphanos

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Latitude
40.63767° or 40° 38′ 16″ north
Longitude
22.95621° or 22° 57′ 22″ east
Open location code
8GG4JXQ4+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161736682
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1504317

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Western Frisian—“St. Nicolas Orphanos” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Ὀρφανός”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Նիկողայոս Զմյուռնացու եկեղեցի”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Николай Орфанос”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Николай Сирак”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس نيكولاس اورفانوس”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaos Orfanoksen kirkko”
  • French: “église Saint-Nicolas-l’Orphelin de Thessalonique”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas-l’Orphelin de Thessalonique”
  • French: “Église Saint-Nicolas-l’Orphelin”
  • German: “Agios Nikolaos Orfanos”
  • German: “Agios Nikolaos Orphanos”
  • German: “Hagios Nikolaos Orfanos”
  • Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου Ορφανού”
  • Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου Ορφανού”
  • Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου του Ορφανού”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Nicola Orfano”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Nicola Orfano”
  • Japanese: “聖ニコラオス・オルファノス聖堂”
  • Macedonian: “Свети Никола Сирак”
  • Macedonian: “Црква „Св. Никола Сирак“”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Nicolau, o Órfão”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Nicolau”
  • Romanian: “Hagios Nikolaos Orfanos”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Николая Орфаноса”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Николе Орфаноса”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Nikolaja Orfanosa, Solun”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Nicolás el Huérfano”
  • Tatar: “Изге Николау Орфану чиркәве”
  • Tatar: “Изге ятим Николай чиркәве”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Nikolaos Orphanos Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Святого Миколая Орфаноса”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Святого Ніколая Орфаноса”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Миколи Орфаноса”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Ніколая Орфанос”
  • Western Frisian: “Hagios Nikolaos Orfanos-tsjerke”

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