St. George's Church in the Old Fortress - Kerkyra, Corfu, Greece
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N 39° 37.359 E 019° 55.745
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What looks like an ancient Greek temple is a former Anglican church, built by British military in 1840 and was converted to a Greek Orthodox church in 1865.
Waymark Code: WMFKKK
Location: Greece
Date Posted: 10/31/2012
Views: 11
St. George's church is located inside the Old Fortress of Kerkyra. The fortress was Venetian and became British in 1815 (after short French and Russian periods).
The church was built in the style of a Doric temple in 1840 by the British military architect Emmett. It was used as a place of worship by the British garrison.
In 1864 the Bristish protectorate of the United States of the Ionian Islands merged with Greece, the garrison was handed over to the Greek and St. George's Church was converted into an Orthodox church. It is the only Greek Orthodox church all over Greece in the style of an ancient temple.
Today it is still an active Greek Orthodox church, but is also often used as a concert hall for the Ionian University.
Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 05/21/1865
Date of building construction: 01/01/1840
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: stone iconostasis of Saint Spyridon
Diocese: Metropolis of Corfu
Archdiocese: Athens
Address:
Old Fortress
Kerkyra, Corfu Greece
491 00
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
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