Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos
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The Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos is a small early 14th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved frescoes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
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medieval church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Byzantine Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| category |
Byzantine churches in Greece
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Churches in Thessaloniki ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Greece ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 14th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important monument of Byzantine art ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| governingBody | Greek Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Palaeologan Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
frescoes
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wall paintings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cloisonné masonry
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narthex ⓘ |
| hasFrescoesDate | circa 1310–1320 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument of Greece ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (i)
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UNESCO criterion (ii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | early 14th century ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ano Poli
NERFINISHED
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Central Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia (Greece) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Town of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Thessaloniki municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | well-preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planType | single-aisled church ⓘ |
| region | Region of Central Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| use | place of worship ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
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