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Saint Nicholas church Ι. Ν. Αγίου Νικολάου
Religion
Affiliation	Greek Orthodox
District	Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos
Location
Location	Kavala, Greece
Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates	40°56′10.0″N 24°24′47.9″E / 40.936111°N 24.413306°E / 40.936111; 24.413306
Architecture
Type	Mosque, church
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1530
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1 (now bell-tower)
Materials	Brick, stone

The Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) of Kavala is a Greek Orthodox Church in the town of Kavala, in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It was built during Ottoman period as Ibrahim Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Camii) before it was converted into a church in modern times.

History

The building was erected in 1530 during the Ottoman rule of Macedonia as an Islamic mosque, perhaps on the site of a pre-existing Christian church, by Ibrahim Pasha, vizier to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and it was the largest mosque in Kavala.

In the 1920s the mosque was converted into a church for Christian worship, dedicated to Saint Nicholas; the bell-tower was built upon the base of the destroyed minaret. On the eastern side of the church there is a mural depicting the arrival of Apostle Paul in the port.

Gallery

• Panoramic view of Kavala in 1913 from the customs house.
• The church with the mural.

See also

• Islam in Greece
• List of mosques in Greece
• List of former mosques in Greece
• Conversion of mosques into non-Islamic places of worship

References

1. Multiple 2008, p. 264.
2. ^ Λωλίδης Βασίλης (17 August 2017). "Ανακαλύπτοντας την ιστορία της Καβάλας" [Discovering the History of Kavala]. amna.gr (in Greek). ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
3. Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. "Καβάλα - Φίλιπποι" [Kavala-Philippi] (in Greek). Ιστοσελίδα Ξεναγού Κομβόπουλος Διαμαντής. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
4. Δημητράς Μυρίλλας (December 19, 2010). "Σινεμά, συνεργεία, τώρα πια διατηρητέα" [Cinemas, workshops, are now preserved]. enet.gr (in Greek). Εφημερίδα Ελευθεροτυπία. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
5. Μελκίδη Χρύσα (June 4, 2007). "Καβάλα" [Kavala]. xanthi.ilsp.gr (in Greek). Τουριστικός Οδηγός Περιφέρειας Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

Bibliography

• Multiple (2008). Η Οθωμανική Αρχιτεκτονική στην Ελλάδα [The Ottoman Architecture in Greece] (in Greek). Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού (ΥΠ.ΠΟ.). p. 264. ISBN 978-960-214-792-4.

Further reading

• Lowry, Heath W. (2009). In the Footsteps of the Ottomans: A Search for Sacred Spaces & Architectural Monuments in Northern Greece. Istanbul: Mary Martin Booksellers / Bahçesehir University Publications. pp. 61–81. ISBN 9789756437865.

External links

• Media related to Saint Nicholas Church, Kavala at Wikimedia Commons

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