Cathedral of St. Andrew in the Greek city of Patras - the largest temple in Greece and the third largest in the Balkans (after the Cathedral of St. Sava in Belgrade and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia). St. Andrew is the patron saint of the city of Patras. It is here that the apostle spent the last years of his life and was martyred. The cathedral was built on the site of the alleged crucifixion of the Apostle Andrew.

Construction of the cathedral began in 1908 under the project and under the direct supervision of the famous Greek architect Anastasios Metaxas. Since 1937, after the death of Metaxas, the work led by Georgios Nomikos. Construction of the cathedral lasted for 66 years and in 1974, finally held its grand opening.

The grand building is made in the Byzantine style and impresses with its grandeur. The main dome of the temple is crowned with a five-meter gilded cross. On the perimeter it is surrounded by twelve small domes with crosses, which symbolize Jesus and the twelve apostles. Impressive and interior of the church. Here you will see the stunning beauty of the frescoes, magnificent mosaics and carved a huge chandelier made of wood. In the chapel to the right of the altar on the marble throne in a silver ark kept the main relics of the cathedral - the relics of the fair and the head of the Apostle Andrew. Here, for the throne is and reliquary in the shape of "St. Andrew's cross", with the particles of the ancient cross, which actually was the apostle Andrew was crucified. Cathedral covers an area of ​​about 2,000 sq.m. and accommodates approximately 5,500 people.

Near the cathedral is the old Church of St. Andrew, built in the first half of the 19th century on the foundations of an early Christian basilica of St. Andrew by the famous architect Lissanrosa Kaftantsoglu.

Today, the Cathedral of St. Andrew - one of the most revered shrines of the Christian world, which is annually visited by a huge number of pilgrims from all over the world.