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” and “Saint Therapon Church”
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.
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″ northLongitude
26.55478° or 26° 33′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8GF84H43+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 252359504OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata 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”
- Greek: “Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Θεράποντος Μυτιλήνης”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Θεράποντα Μυτιλήνης”
- Turkish: “Agios Therapon Kilisesi (Midilli)”
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