church of Saint George Akamates

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The church of Saint George Akamates is a Christian place of worship established within the ancient Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, reflecting the later conversion of the classical Greek temple into a Byzantine church.

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church of Saint George Akamates canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church
former Byzantine church
place of worship
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
associatedWith Temple of Hephaestus
builtWithin Temple of Hephaestus
ancient Greek temple
conversionType ancient Greek temple converted to Christian church
country Greece
dedicatedTo Saint George
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church
eraOfConversion Byzantine period
hasCulturalSignificance example of Christianization of ancient Greek temples
example of continuity from classical to Byzantine religious use
hasFormerFunction pagan temple
heritageContext Byzantine Athens
linked to: Byzantine Greece
heritageType adaptive reuse of ancient temple
languageOfLiturgy Greek
locatedIn Athens
Greece
Temple of Hephaestus
locatedInCity Athens
locatedInRegion Attica
namedAfter Saint George
partOf historical center of Athens
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
sharesStructureWith Temple of Hephaestus
usedAs Christian place of worship

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Hephaestus laterUse church of Saint George Akamates
Hephaesteum convertedTo church of Saint George Akamates
Theseion convertedTo church of Saint George Akamates