{"id":6812,"date":"2025-04-16T11:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koufonisia.mydtales.gr\/?page_id=6812"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:06:25","slug":"ekklisia-tou-agiou-nikolaou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/koufonisia.gr\/en\/ekklisia-tou-agiou-nikolaou\/","title":{"rendered":"St Nicholas Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6812\" class=\"elementor elementor-6812\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202bff8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"202bff8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a012962 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a012962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a754708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a754708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koufonisia.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Koufonisia-Agios-Nikolaos-r4fws7uzuuj1irqg2tu0v6m7jnx64spdhzz7dt6a00.jpg\" title=\"Koufonisia &#8211; Agios Nikolaos\" alt=\"Koufonisia - Agios Nikolaos\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a6f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f5a6f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c587978 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c587978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1771df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1771df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c00a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40c00a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The area has honored Agios Nikolaos since Byzantine times.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e9fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e9fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the area of the present cemetery there were the remains of a Byzantine church dedicated to Agios Nikolaos. Marbles and columns of the church were used in the <b>1870<\/b> in the construction of the church of St. George. At <b>1972<\/b> a piece of land was granted by Kostas Tzavaris next to the ruins of the Byzantine church for the construction of the new church of Agios Nikolaos. The initiative was taken by the priest Stathis, the study was undertaken by the civil engineer Miaoulis and the master builder was Yannis Simos.<\/p>\n<p>The project was interrupted due to financial difficulties. It was resumed after financial support raised by the islanders. The <b>1982<\/b> the new church of Agios Nikolaos was handed over. The day of St. Nicholas, <b>December 6<\/b>, was designated as a local holiday. 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