Holy Church of Panagia Dexia
Domed neo-Byzantine church with twin bell towers, built over an older shrine and home to venerated icons.
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This guide to the Holy Church of Panagia Dexia in Thessaloniki starts with a building on Egnatia Street that is younger than it looks, and a name nobody has ever pinned down. It follows a dream from the years of Ottoman rule, a small earlier church of Saint Hypatios, and an icon with an unusual pose. Best heard on the front steps, then again inside beneath the dome.
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