Aegina's Cathedral (Mitropolis) is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Kimisi tis Theotoku), to Saint Dionysios, and to Saint John (Agios Ioannis). This three-aisled basilica with a dome, a marble icon screen, and three altars was built in 1806. The welcoming reception for Ioannis Kapodistrias, first governor of the independent Greek nation, took place here in 1828.
Religious Site // Church Aegina Cathedral - Dormition of the Virgin Mary
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| Altitude (in meters) | : | 15 |
| Time Reference | : | 1806 |
| Chronological Period | : | Modern Greece |
| Access | : |  Road |
| Accessible | : |  Normally |
| Duration of Visit | : | 15 minutes |
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