Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter
Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter is a church in Heraklion, Crete. Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter is situated nearby to the square Πλατεία Ανδρέα Καλοκαιρινού, as well as near the community center διαRτηρητέο.Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: Orthodox church in Heraklion Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Saint Peter of the Dominicans, Heraklion” and “Saints Peter and Paul”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historical Museum of Crete and Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Historical Museum of Crete
Museum
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in Heraklion, Crete. It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos. Historical Museum of Crete is situated 100 metres southwest of Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. 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 Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum is situated 630 metres southeast of Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter.
Saint Titus Church
Church
The Cathedral of Saint Titus is a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. dedicated to Saint Titus. The current church was built in 1869 as a mosque, called the Yeni Cami, after the previous building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1856. Saint Titus Church is situated 370 metres southeast of Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Heraklion
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, 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.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. It is located within the urban area of Heraklion and since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.
Prassas
Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. Prassas is situated 6 km southeast of Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter.
Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, monastery, historic site, and religion
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.34244° or 35° 20′ 33″ northLongitude
25.13179° or 25° 7′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G7784RJ+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 237193173OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q38285052
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Dominikaanien Pyhän Pietarin kirkko”
- French: “église Saint-Pierre-des-Dominicains d’Héraklion”
- French: “Église Saint-Pierre-des-Dominicains d’Héraklion”
- German: “Heiliger Peter der Dominikaner, Heraklion”
- German: “Hl. Peter und Paul”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Πέτρου (Μονή Δομινικανών)”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Πέτρου των Δομηνικανών”
- Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Πέτρου των Δομινικανών”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Петра”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Πλατεία Ανδρέα Καλοκαιρινού and διαRτηρητέο.
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