Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Ermoupoli, Orthodox church building on hilltop in Ermoupoli, Greece
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ stands on Deli Hill in Ermoupoli, built to a cross-in-square plan with a heavy dome. Its walls are of carved stone with toothed brick bands around the marble-framed openings. The bell towers were added in 1915–1916 by benefactors Sotirios and Theodoros Pagkalos. Inside, arcades and piers divide the space into three aisles, with a neoclassical iconostasis, Ionic columns in the gallery, a carved wooden pulpit copied from that of St. Nicholas, and a throne.
The church was founded in 1874 on Deli Hill by Metropolitan Alexandros Lykourgos of Syros, to a design by Dimitris Eleftheriadis, architect of the Municipality of Ermoupoli. An 1858 municipal plan had intended this spot for a monument to the fallen of the 1821 Revolution, but the memorial was placed before the Church of St. Nicholas instead. The new church was dedicated to the "Resurrection of the Nation"; it first held services in 1880 and was inaugurated in 1908 by Metropolitan Athanasios Leventopoulos with relics of St. Platon.
The interior holds Russian icons that show the traditions of Orthodox art and shape the spiritual life of the community. This collection reflects the religious meaning the place holds for believers.
The location is reachable by a walking path or by car and offers views of the surrounding islands and sea from above. It is best to visit in the morning or late afternoon when the sun lights up the building and the landscape in a special way.
The interior holds a collection of icons from Russia, including works from the early 1800s, showing how religious art traditions were preserved over long periods. This icon collection reveals much about Ermoupoli's connections with other Orthodox cultures across the seas.
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