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10th-century katholikon of a now-vanished monastery in Athens, Greece
The
Church of the Pantanassa
(
Greek
:
Εκκλησ?α τη? Πανταν?σση?
) or of the
Dormition of the Theotokos
(Ιερ?? Να?? Κοιμ?σεω? τη? Θεοτ?κου) is the 10th-century
katholikon
of a now-vanished
monastery
in
Monastiraki
Square, between Athinas and Mitropoleos streets, facing the
Monastiraki station
, in central
Athens
,
Greece
. The church was known as the Great Monastery,
[1]
and then later as
monastiraki
("little monastery"), which eventually became the name of the whole area.
[2]
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37°58′35″N
23°43′34″E
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