Saint Demetrius

Τhe church of Saint Demetrius is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius the patron Saint of Thessaloniki.

It is part of the site Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki on the listt of World Heritage Site of Unesco since 1988.

The first church was contructed in the rly 4th century.After several fires  the church eventually was the reconstructed as a five -aisle basilica in 629-634.

It is made of brick.Underneath the church there is the place where St.Demetrius , was martyred panels.The area acouarred the form of a crypt.The basilicd is famous for 6 mosaic,panels depicting St. Demetrius.

There are also a lot of other icons  with   christian saints.

  The church celebrates on the 26th of October,a lot of people all over the world visit the Church.