UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece |
Part of | Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki |
Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
Reference | 456-010 |
Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
Area | 0.227 ha (0.56 acres) |
Coordinates | 40°38′15.5″N 22°57′22″E / 40.637639°N 22.95611°E |
The Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos (Greek: Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Ὀρφανός) is an early 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Covered in outstanding Byzantine frescoes, the church is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, demonstrating the importance of Thessaloniki in early Christian history.[1]