The magnificent and splendid St. Nicholas Church in Piraeustranslated

Writes Panos N. Avramopoulos

He dominates with the imposing construction that includes architectural elements of Corinthian style, the white noble marble, but also the heavy social history of the Church, along the maritime coastline of the commercial port of Piraeus... The historic St. Nicholas Church in Piraeus, also known as St. Nicholas of the Hydra, is situated on the maritime coastline of the commercial port of Piraeus, intertwined with the social and economic development of the maritime community in Piraeus. With love, care, and ethical concern, especially of the Hydra residents of Piraeus and the designs of their distinguished compatriot architect Ioannis Lazariou, it was founded in 1879 the present-day splendid St. Nicholas Church. This was the date when the advanced and flourishing Hydra Association of Piraeus was established, which uniquely connected the existence and history of the Church with St. Nicholas, who was also known as St. Nicholas of the Hydra.

Being the metropolis of the maritime Piraeus, the largest port of the country could not do without honoring it with a magnificent church, the patron of sailors, the fallen, but also the orphaned children, St. Nicholas...