Saint Nicholas church Ι. Ν. Αγίου Νικολάου | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Greek Orthodox |
District | Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos |
Location | |
Location | Kavala, Greece |
Geographic coordinates | 40°56′10.0″N 24°24′47.9″E / 40.936111°N 24.413306°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque, church |
Style | Ottoman architecture |
Completed | 1530 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 (now bell-tower) |
Materials | Brick, stone |
The Church of Saint Nicholas ( Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) of Kavala is a Greek Orthodox Church in the town of Kavala, in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It was built during Ottoman period as Ibrahim Pasha Mosque ( Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Camii) before it was converted into a church in modern times. [1]
The building was erected in 1530 during the Ottoman rule of Macedonia as an Islamic mosque, perhaps on the site of a pre-existing Christian church, by Ibrahim Pasha, vizier to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and it was the largest mosque in Kavala. [2]
In the 1920s the mosque was converted into a church for Christian worship, dedicated to Saint Nicholas; the bell-tower was built upon the base of the destroyed minaret. [3] [4] [5] On the eastern side of the church there is a mural depicting the arrival of Apostle Paul in the port. [2]