Feast of Agios Titos
Heraklion honours the patron saint of Crete with a procession and a city holiday.
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Agios Titos Church
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About
Heraklion's church of the island's patron saint.
The church of Agios Titos is dedicated to Saint Titus, a companion of Saint Paul and the first bishop of Crete. It stands on a square near the Venetian loggia in Heraklion. The church was built by the Byzantines in the 10th century, rebuilt by the Venetians, and later turned into a mosque by the Ottomans, who rebuilt it again after an earthquake in 1856.
The building has an unusual mix of styles, with its domed Ottoman shape and Venetian elements. The skull of Saint Titus, which the Venetians took to Venice in 1669, was returned to Heraklion in 1966 and is kept in a silver reliquary inside the church.
The square in front of the church is quiet and shady, a nice escape from the busy streets nearby.
Around Heraklion
- Nearest town: Heraklion, about 1 km by road
- Nearest airport: Heraklion airport (HER), about 5 km by road
Heraklion is the heart of Minoan Crete and the island’s busiest region. Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum are the two places almost everyone visits, and they work well together on one day. In the south, the wide Messara plain holds the palace of Phaistos, the Roman ruins of Gortyna and the famous caves above the bay of Matala. More about Heraklion
Worth seeing nearby
- Venetian LoggiaWahrzeichen & Altstadtviertel · 81 m
- Basilica di San MarcoWahrzeichen & Altstadtviertel · 132 m
- Municipal Art Gallery (San Marco)Museen · 135 m
- Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek TechnologyMuseen · 166 m
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In Heraklion itself, easy to reach on foot.
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35.34020, 25.13454 · See on map
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In der Nähe
81 m
Venetian Loggia
An elegant Venetian building, now the town hall.
Wahrzeichen & Altstadtviertel · Heraklion
132 m
Basilica di San Marco
Heraklion's Venetian basilica.
Wahrzeichen & Altstadtviertel · Heraklion
135 m
Municipal Art Gallery (San Marco)
Cretan art inside a 13th century basilica.
Museen · Heraklion
166 m
Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
Ancient Greek inventions you can see working.
Museen · Heraklion
171 m
Morosini Lions Fountain
Four stone lions in the heart of Heraklion.
Wahrzeichen & Altstadtviertel · Heraklion
260 m
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
One of Europe’s great museums, home to the world’s finest collection of Minoan art.
Museen · Heraklion
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