Holy Unmercenaries, Athens

Saints Anargyri is a medieval church, in the Plaka district in Athens, which is located on the northern footsteps of the Acropolis, on the contribution of Rectaniou and Erechtheus streets. Its alternative name as Kolokynthos is associated with the Kolokimnthi family, Athenian family, which is allegedly the owner of the monastery's area during the 17th century. From the 18th century until today, the site has been part of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and is a metochi, while, in the past, the place of residence of Exarchos, the Holy Sepulcher. It was erected during the 17th century, initially functioning as the Catholic Monastery, which included it. It is a single -aisled arched basilica with a cylindrical dome that was exclusively formed in Athens during the Ottoman period of domination, influenced by the Ottoman public buildings. It is built at the site of Aphrodite's earlier church, as well as, according to tradition, on graves of members of the Paleologian family. In this temple, the Holy Light of Resurrection reaches first in Greece by Jerusalem. The day before becoming a magnificent Epitaph on the streets of the area.