Zoodoxos Pigi (Mitropoli)

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The cathedral, Zoodoxos Pigi (Mitropoli) also called Church of Great Virgin Mary, since it is the largest church in Chora and it is Cathedral. The church is located in the 'Alefkandras' square and it is post-Byzantine era churche with characteristic architecture, beautiful icons and elaborately worked rood screens (there are more than 70 churches in the town, the majority of which have been declared historical monuments by the Ministry of Culture). 
According to tradition, an image of Virgin Mary was found in a well and so they also call her Church of Virgin Pigadiotissa.

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