St. Minas Church

The Church of St. Minas, built in 1895 by architect Titos Agios, is one of the largest churches in Greece. It is located in Heraklion in St. Petersburg Square. Catherine.

This impressive church, which took 33 years to build, was built in honor of St. Minas, the patron saint of Heraklion. Every year, November 11 is celebrated its holiday, which is a national holiday of Greece.

It is a three-nave church of the cruciform type, topped with a dome. It is one of the few churches that has two bell towers in the northeast and southwest corners. Going here, you can see magnificently painted vaults telling about the biblical stories of the Gospel.