Church of Saint Demetrios

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The Church of Saint Demetrios is a major early Christian basilica in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned as the city’s main sanctuary dedicated to its patron saint and for its significant Byzantine mosaics and relics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine church
World Heritage Site component
church building
early Christian basilica
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
basilica
associatedPeriod Byzantine period
Early Christian period
associatedWith cult of Saint Demetrios
constructionStart 5th century
country Greece
dedicatedTo Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
foundedAs martyrium of Saint Demetrios NERFINISHED
hasDecoration frescoes
mosaics
hasPart aisles
apse
baptistery
chapels
crypt of Saint Demetrios
nave
hasRelic relics of Saint Demetrios NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Byzantine monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Byzantine mosaics
crypt and martyrion
early Christian architecture
five-aisled basilica plan
relics of Saint Demetrios
liturgicalStatus basilica
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central Macedonia NERFINISHED
Macedonia (Greece) NERFINISHED
Thessaloniki NERFINISHED
material brick
stone
patronSaintOfCity Thessaloniki NERFINISHED
primaryFunction pilgrimage site
place of worship
rebuiltAfter fire of 1917 in Thessaloniki
rebuiltIn 7th century
religion Christianity
reopeningDate 1949
roofType timber roof
significance main sanctuary of Thessaloniki’s patron saint
major pilgrimage destination in Greece
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika NERFINISHED

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Mystras notableBuilding Church of Saint Demetrios
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Saint Demetrios
Mistra hasStructure Church of Saint Demetrios
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Saint Demetrios