Saint Dionysius

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite is the main Catholic church of , , and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Athens.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite”
  • Address: Πανεπιστημίου 24
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Numismatic Museum of Athens and Parthenon.

Museum
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The is one of the most important museums in and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. is situated 160 metres southeast of Saint Dionysius.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. is situated 1 km southwest of Saint Dionysius.

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The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the , , that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. is situated 1 km southwest of Saint Dionysius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akadimia and Athens.

Neighborhood
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, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central , . Located directly north and slight west of , it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.

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is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Saint Dionysius

Latitude
37.97913° or 37° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
23.73468° or 23° 44′ 5″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q1628075
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Saint Dionysius” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس ديونيسيوس الاريوباغي”
  • Catalan: “Catedral Basílica de Sant Dionís l’Areopagita”
  • Catalan: “Església de Dionís l’Areopagita”
  • Chinese: “圣狄尼修圣殿主教座堂 (雅典)”
  • Chinese: “圣狄尼修圣殿主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Dinonýsia v Aténách”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Dinonýsia Areopagita”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Dinonýsia v Aténách”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Dinonýsia”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sint Dionysius de Areopagiet”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sint-Dionysius de Areopagiet”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس ديونيسيوس الاريوباجى”
  • Finnish: “Dionysios Areopagitan katedraali”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Dionysios Areopagitan katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale catholique d’Athènes”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Denys-l’Aréopagite d’Athènes”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Denys-l’Aréopagite d’Athènes”
  • German: “Kathedrale St. Dionysius Areopagita”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Διονύσιος”
  • Greek: “Καθολικός Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτη (Αθήνα)”
  • Greek: “Καθολικός Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτη”
  • Greek: “Καθολικός Ναός Αγίου Διονυσίου”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Athena”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Dionigi l’Areopagita”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Dionigi l’Areopagita”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Dionizego Areopagity w Atenach”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Дионисия Ареопагита”
  • Spanish: “Catedral basílica de San Dionisio Areopagita”
  • Spanish: “Catedral-basílica de San Dionisio Areopagita”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Dionysios Areopagitas katedral”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral Basilika ng San Dionisio Areopagita”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Dionysius Areopagite Katedrali”

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