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Church Agios Konstantinos
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- Agios Konstantinos & Eleni Church in Athens was built on land donated in 1935 by prominent local figures, including Dr. Konstantinos Baos, and was almost destroyed during World War II when a German bomb fell on the site in 1942, demolishing a smaller chapel but leaving the main church intact—a dramatic story of survival during a turbulent period in Greek history.
- The church’s striking architecture features a massive central dome inspired by Hagia Sophia, divided by 32 rays with windows that flood the interior with light, and is adorned with breathtaking ceiling paintings depicting the Pantokrator, angels, prophets, and the four Evangelists, making it a visual masterpiece as well as a place of worship.
- Although not as ancient as some of Athens’ Byzantine churches, Agios Konstantinos & Eleni holds cultural importance as the spiritual center of Glyfada since 1945, and its vibrant iconography—including depictions of Saints Peter and Paul, Constantine, and Helen—offers families and children a colorful introduction to Orthodox Christian art and the stories of these influential saints.