Panagia Ekatontapiliani
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In the old town of wigs is the oldest church in Greece - Temple of Panagia Ekatontapyliani. The name can be translated as Temple Virgin Stovratnaya. According to tradition, the church was founded by St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. The temple was built two centuries later - in the VI century under Emperor Justinian - the architect Ignatius, a disciple of Isidore of Miletus, who built St. Sophia in Constantinople. According to legend, Ignatius invited his teacher to enjoy his creation, but the teacher student talent envied and tried to push him from the roof of the temple, however, fell and broke both of architects.

The building undergone restructuring and reconstruction in the X and XVIII centuries. The walls of the temple are made of colored stones, colored marble columns decorated with carved capitals. Carved iconostasis includes an icon of Virgin Mary, revered for its healing properties.

To the left of the altar - chapel of St. Nicholas. Once it has been an independent church, built in the IV century. And the right of the altar - the oldest and first of all for the safety of the Baptistery of the Orthodox East (also dates back to IV century).

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Panagia Ekatontapiliani