Saint Marina Church in Agia Marina: An Orthodox Church Built in 1700
Site at a Glance
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- Greece
- Primary era
- Early Modern
- Eras represented
- Early Modern
- Civilizations
- Ottoman
- Site type
- Religious
- Remains
- Church
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History
Saint Marina Church in Agia Marina, Greece, is an Orthodox church built in 1700 with a single-aisled basilica plan, meaning one main interior space without side aisles. It stands in the old village, about two kilometres east of the newer settlement, where a separate Church of Saint Marina was built in 1936.
The church remains active and belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Eastern Orthodox patriarchate centered in Istanbul, and the Holy Metropolis of Veria, Naousa and Kampania, an Orthodox church jurisdiction led by a metropolitan. A decision dated 2 July 1985 designated it a historic monument; the decision was published on 19 July that year.
Remains
Church architecture and furnishings
Plan and porch
A semicircular apse, a projecting end of a church, extends from the building. A spacious narthex, or entrance area, also serves as a women’s gallery, an area set aside for women worshippers. A covered porch runs along the southern and western sides.
Interior furnishings
The main worship space contains wall paintings from the 18th century and icons from the 19th century. A carved wooden cross is also part of the church’s interior furnishings.
Bell tower
A newer bell tower stands at the church’s northwest corner. It is made of reinforced concrete.
