In ancient times, Agios Dionysios was a man of distinction and a judge on the Aerophagus, the supreme court. He was converted to Christianity by the Apostle Paul, who baptized him and appointed him patron saint of the city.
The construction of this church dedicated to him started in 1923. This happened on a place where a smaller church had previously stood and in ancient times a temple.
After the cathedral, this is the most important church in the city.

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The Church of Saint Dionysius The Areopagite is dedicated to the patron saint of Athens, Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, who was converted to Christianity by Apostle Paul and became the city’s first bishop. The church was built between 1925 and 1931.

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