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* Byzantine Church of Kapnikarea
:Right in the middle of a pedestrian shopping strip of Ermou is the Byzantine church of Kapnikarea, which is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. It was completed in the 13th-century, and is a cruciform-style domed church which now belongs to the Athens University.
* Monastiraki
* Panagia Grigoroussa, Taxiarhon and Fanouriou, Plaka
:Famous for its special blessing of the Fanouropita cake every Saturday afternoon.
* Church of the Holy Apostles of Solakis, Agora: One of the oldest churches in Athens, built c. 1000 AD in the Ancient Agora. * Agias ApostoliChurch of St. Nicholas Rangavas:This 11th-century Byzantine church was part of the palace of the ''Rangava family, which included Michael I emperor of Byzantium. The church bell was the first installed in Athens after the liberation from the Turks and was first to ring in 1833 announcing the freedom of Athens from the Turkish rule. It is now rung every [[March 25]] and is hung inside the church.
* Agia Ekaterini
* Agios Georgios, Lykavittos Hill
:''Dafni Monastery'' is one of the most splendid Byzantine monuments in Greece. The 11th-century mosaics are considered masterpieces.
* [[Kaisariani Monastery (Athens)|Kaisariani Monastery]], Mount Hymettos
:An 11th-century monastery located on the slopes of Mt. Hymmetos. The monastery was devastated by a huge earthquake in 1999 which damaged the cells of the monks and the bathhouse. In its peak, this monastery had over 300 monks.
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