Agios Nikolaos (Kos)
The church of Agios Nikolaos ( Greek Αγίος Νικολάος , including: Ιερός Μητροπολιτικός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) is located in the town of Kos ( Greek Κως [ kɔs ] ( f sg.. On)) Greek island of Kos . It is dedicated to Nikolaus von Myra . Its patronage is celebrated on December 6th every year.
The church belongs to the Orthodox Metropolitan of Kos and Nisyros and reports directly to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Opel ( Greek Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Oikoumenikó Patriarcheío Konstantinoupoleos , Turkish İstanbul Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi , even Church of Constantinople Opel ).
location
The church is located in the middle of the city of Kos on an area of around 4000 m² about 10 meters above sea level. The property is surrounded by streets on three sides. To the south is the Odós Agíou Nikoláou , in the west the street Odós Mitropóleos and in the southeast and east the street Odós Adamántiou Koraí .
building
The first church building in honor of St. Nicholas at this point was started in 1857 and completed in 1862. The church has 40.00 Kuruş ( "Penny" ; abbreviation KRS cost). The church building was so badly damaged by the 1933 earthquake that it had to be removed in 1934. As far as possible, the materials that could still be used, especially marble, were salvaged.
After the church was demolished , however , the then governor of the Aegean Islands , Cesare Maria De Vecchi , refused to rebuild it. However, he is said to have changed his mind through the destruction of Italian seaplanes by a cyclone and to have seen a divine will behind it that the church had to be rebuilt. From 1937 to 1939 the church was rebuilt from scratch.
The church can only be viewed from the outside at the moment (2019) as it was badly damaged by the 2017 earthquake.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Agios Nikolaos (Kos town) , website: kos.gr.
- ↑ Kos Church Agios Nikolaos , website: sakrale-bauten.de and information on site at the church itself.
Coordinates: 36 ° 53 ′ 29.8 ″ N , 27 ° 17 ′ 31.1 ″ E