Agios Panteleimonas Greek Orthodox Church

The Agios Panteleimonas Greek Orthodox Church sits behind a tall iron gate, distinguished by a pale blue facade and a rounded, arched entrance. Built in eighteen thirty-one, the church stands on ground that once held an older shrine dedicated to the same saint. Its construction followed a destructive fire in the neighborhood, permitted by a sultanic decree. For decades, the local Greek community gathered here, keeping a steady rhythm of life until the demographic shifts of the mid-twentieth century thinned their numbers.