Church of the Acheiropoietos
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The Church of the Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church, located in the city of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. It is situated in the city's centre,
The church in 2019
Mosaic inside the church
Backside view of the church
Roman era floor
The siege of Thessalonica between 1422 and 1430 saw the Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Murad II, capture the city of Thessalonica. Afterwards, the city remained in Ottoman hands for the next five centur
Church of the Acheiropoietos
…side. Underneath the north aisle's current pavement, three layers of floor mosaics from an earlier Roman-era bath have been uncovered. After Ottoman conquest of the city in 1430, the Acheiropoietos was the first church to be converted into a mosque, by Sultan Murad II himself. Throughout the Ottoman period…
The eastern city wall of Thessalonica, with the Thermaic Gulf in the background (2012)
Miniature (c. 1404) showing Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (2nd from left) with his family: his oldest son and co-emperor John VIII is first from left, while the Despot Andronikos is fourth
Ottoman sultan Murad II as depicted in an idealised 19th-century portrait by Konstantin Kapıdağlı
Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice throughout the conflict. Portrait (1457–1460) by Lazzaro Bastiani