Hagios Demetrios

Church of St. Demetrios
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Façade of the Basilica of Hagios Demetrios
LocationThessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
Part ofPaleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
CriteriaCultural: (i), (ii), (iv)
Reference456-004
Inscription1988 (12th Session)
Area1.16 ha (2.9 acres)
Coordinates40°38′20″N 22°56′52″E / 40.63889°N 22.94778°E / 40.63889; 22.94778
Hagios Demetrios is located in Greece
Hagios Demetrios
Location of Hagios Demetrios in Greece
Byzantine architecture by Félix Marie Charles Texier. Illustrated by "Examples of Edifices erected in the East during the earliest Ages of Christianity", R.Popplewell Pullan, London, Day & Son, 1864.

The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος), is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki (in Central Macedonia, Greece), dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. Since 1988, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of the site Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.[1]

  1. ^ "Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2022.