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Heraklion

Saint Menus Cathedral

The Agios Minas Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in , , serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. Ιt is dedicated to Saint Menas the martyr and wonderworker, who is the patron saint of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Heraklion Municipality, Crete Region, Greece
  • Also known as: “Agios Minas Cathedral”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heraklion Archaeological Museum and Basilica of Saint Mark.

Museum
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The is a museum located in on . It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of . is situated 610 metres east of Saint Menus Cathedral.

Arts center
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The , also known as Hagios Markos, is a former Roman Catholic church in the center of the city of , , in the Eleftheriou Venizelou Square. is situated 310 metres northeast of Saint Menus Cathedral.

Museum
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The is a museum in , . It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos. is situated 470 metres north of Saint Menus Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.

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or Iraklio is the major city and capital of , the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.

Town
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is a town and a former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 2½ km east of Saint Menus Cathedral.

Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on . is situated 6 km east of Saint Menus Cathedral.

Saint Menus Cathedral

Latitude
35.33761° or 35° 20′ 15″ north
Longitude
25.13094° or 25° 7′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G7784QJ+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175344883
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2942217
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Saint Menus Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Seu de Sant Menas d’Irákleio”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մինասի մայր տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մինասի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Minas kafedralı”
  • Chinese: “圣弥纳主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “Agios Minas Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه اجيوس ميناس”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Menaksen katedraali”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Menaksen tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale Agios Minas d’Héraklion”
  • French: “cathédrale Agios Minas”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Ménas d’Héraklion”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Ménas d’Héraklion”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Ménas”
  • German: “Agios Minas”
  • German: “Minas-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Μηνάς”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Μηνά”
  • Greek: “Μητροπολιτικός Ναός Αγίου Μηνά”
  • Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Μηνά”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Mena”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Mena”
  • Korean: “아기오스 미나스 대성당”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Menasa w Heraklionie”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Agios Minas”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Mina din Heraklion”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Мины”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Agios Minas”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Agios Minas”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Menas”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Minas katedral”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Minas Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Міни”

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Highlights include Small Sankt Menas and Pantanassa Church and Christian Art Museum.

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