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The Church of Panagia Grigorousa

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Built: 1852 — renovated in 1922.

Religious denomination: The Greek Orthodox Church

Interesting facts:

  • Devoted to the archangels, this church stands at the site of a former Byzantine chapel.

  • ​​In 1948, by a Presidential Decree, it was characterized as a pilgrimage with the name “Sacred Pilgrimage of Panagia Grigoroussa – Pammegistoi Taxiarches”.

Sources:

  • https://www.athenskey.com/panagia-grigoroussa.html

  • http://www.athensattica.gr/en/you-are-here/what-to-see/churches-monasteries/item/5424-the-church-of-pammegistoi-taxiarhes-%E2%80%93-panagia-grigoroussa

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