Cathedral of Agios Athanasios : It is in the
center of Mytilene, near the area of the southern port.
It was built during the end of the 16th
century and it is a three-aisle cruciform basilica. It is dedicated to
Agios Athanassios and in the church the relic of the new martyr Agios
Theodoros of Byzantium -patron saint of the town - is kept ( he martyred
in the year 1795 by the Turks ).
The fretwork iconostasis has been characterized as
one of the most impressive works of post-Byzantine art ( constructed in
1738 ), while the holy icon of Jesus Christ is a wonderful Asia Minor
relic painted during the 16th century. Also the belfry is one of Gothic
architectural style and it is 33m. high.
