Church of Panagia Evangelistria

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The Church of Panagia Evangelistria is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Tinos, renowned for its miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary and its role as a national religious shrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Orthodox church
national religious shrine
pilgrimage site
alsoKnownAs Shrine of Our Lady of Tinos
surface form: Our Lady of Tinos

Panagia of Tinos
architecturalStyle Neoclassical
associatedWith Greek War of Independence
modern Greek national identity
attracts Orthodox pilgrims from abroad
pilgrims from all over Greece
completionYear 1830
constructionStartYear 1823
country Greece
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
feastSignificance Annunciation
surface form: Annunciation of the Theotokos

Dormition of the Theotokos
function site of vows and offerings (tama) by pilgrims
governedAs autonomous ecclesiastical foundation under the Greek state
governingBody Shrine of Our Lady of Tinos
surface form: Holy Foundation of Evangelistria of Tinos
GreekName Παναγία Ευαγγελίστρια Τήνου
hasAccessRoute processional route from Tinos port to the church
hasBellTowers two
hasCourtyardUse gathering place for large pilgrim crowds
hasFeature crypt and chapels beneath main church
large courtyard
marble stairway leading from Tinos port
hasIcon miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary
hasMaterial local Tinos marble
hasMuseum ecclesiastical museum with votive offerings
hasProcession annual procession of the holy icon
hasStatus most important Marian shrine in Greece
hasTreasury collection of valuable votive offerings
iconDiscoveredBy Saint Pelagia of Tinos
iconDiscoveryYear 1823
linkedTo Greek Navy commemorations on 15 August
liturgicalLanguage Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Cyclades
Tinos NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Tinos NERFINISHED
mainFeastDay 15 August
25 March
notableRelic icon believed to be wonder-working
pilgrimageImportance major national pilgrimage site in Greece
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
tourismRole major religious tourism destination on Tinos

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Tinos famousFor Church of Panagia Evangelistria
Tinos religiousSite Church of Panagia Evangelistria
this entity surface form: Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos
Tinos Town contains Church of Panagia Evangelistria
Chora notableFor Church of Panagia Evangelistria
subject surface form: Chora (Tinos)
this entity surface form: Panagia Evangelistria church
Chora religiousSite Church of Panagia Evangelistria
subject surface form: Chora (Tinos)
Assumption Day pilgrimage centeredOn Church of Panagia Evangelistria
municipality of Tinos hasImportantSite Church of Panagia Evangelistria
this entity surface form: Church of Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos