Church of Saint Spyridon, Nafplion

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The Church of Saint Spyridon in Nafplion is a historic Greek Orthodox church best known as the site where Greece’s first governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was assassinated in 1831.

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Church of Saint Spyridon, Nafplion canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Orthodox church
church building
historic site
architecturalStyle post-Byzantine Orthodox church architecture
associatedWithEvent Greek War of Independence aftermath
associatedWithFeastDay 12 December
associatedWithPeriod early modern Greek state
associatedWithPerson Ioannis Kapodistrias
associatedWithRole first Governor of independent Greece
commemorates assassination of Greece’s first governor
country Greece
dedicatedTo Saint Spyridon
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Metropolis of Argolis
eventDate_assassinationOfKapodistrias 1831-09-27
eventYear_assassinationOfKapodistrias 1831
function historical monument
place of worship
tourist attraction
governingBody Greek Orthodox Church
hasFeature iconostasis
narthex
small bell tower
stone masonry walls
hasMemorial bullet mark on church wall
commemorative plaque for Ioannis Kapodistrias
hasStatus active parish church
heritage modern Greek history
historicalEra 19th century Greece
languageOfLiturgy Greek
locatedInCity Nafplion
locatedInOldTown Nafplion
surface form: Nafplion Old Town
locatedInRegion Peloponnese
locatedInRegionalUnit Argolis
locatedNear Syntagma Square, Nafplio
surface form: Syntagma Square, Nafplion
namedAfter Spyridon of Trimythous
notableFor assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias
partOf historical center of Nafplion
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significanceForGreece symbol of early statehood and political conflict
tourismType historical tourism
religious tourism
visitedBy pilgrims
tourists

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Nafplion hasLandmark Church of Saint Spyridon, Nafplion