Saint Therapon

The Saint Therapon Church is a Greek Orthodox church located in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The church is situated adjacent the town's port that is dedicated to Saint Therapon.

Photo: Tedmek, Public domain.

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Description: church in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece
Also known as: “Saint Therapon church”, “Saint Therapon Church”, “ΑΓΙΟΣ ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ”, “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Θεράποντος Μυτιλήνης”, and “Ναός Αγίου Θεράποντα Μυτιλήνης”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City hall of Mytilini and Yeni Mosque.

City hall of Mytilini

Town hall

Photo: KureCewlik81, CC BY-SA 4.0.

City hall of Mytilini is a town hall.

Yeni Mosque

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Yeni Mosque is a former mosque in partial ruins, located in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. It was built in 1825 by local governor Mustafa Agha Koulaxiz, the largest and newest of the Ottoman era mosques on the island. Yeni Mosque is situated 640 metres northeast of Saint Therapon.

Megali Vretania Hotel

Building

Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Megali Vretania Hotel is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mytilene and Moria.

Mytilene

Photo: Kalogeropoulos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mytilene is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean.

Moria

Village

Photo: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.

Moria is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Saint Therapon.

Agia Marina

Village

Agia Marina is a village on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Mytilene. Agia Marina is situated 5 km south of Saint Therapon.

Saint Therapon

Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.1051° or 39° 6′ 18″ north

Longitude

26.55478° or 26° 33′ 17″ east

Open location code

8GF84H43+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 252359504

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

Wikidata ID

Q17016823

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Turkish—“Saint Therapon” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Pyhän Theraponin kirkko”
French: “église Saint-Thérapon de Mytilène”
French: “Église Saint-Thérapon de Mytilène”
Greek: “Άγιος Θεράπων Μυτιλήνης”
Greek: “Άγιος Θεράπων”
Turkish: “Agios Therapon Kilisesi (Midilli)”

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