Edessa Ecclesiastical Museum
Εκκλησιαστικό Μουσείο Έδεσσας | |
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| Established | 1996 |
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| Location |  Edessa, Greece |
| Coordinates | 40°47′57″N 22°03′09″E / 40.7992781°N 22.0524986°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Founder | Diocese of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia |
The Edessa Ecclesiastical Museum (Greek: Εκκλησιαστικό Μουσείο Έδεσσας) was founded in the northern Greek city of Edessa in 1996, by the local Diocese of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia. The museum is located on the outskirts of the district of Varosi and adjacent to Kokkinos Vrahos. It occupies the second floor of a three-storey building owned by the Diocese at 23 Megalou Alexandrou Street.
Exhibits
The most important exhibits are ecclesiastical, but there are also mementoes of the
Greeks' liberation struggles, of resistance to external foes, and of the fostering of the Christian
faith.
Exhibits include altar doors from old churches in the
tsars
), the vestments of the last three metropolitans of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia, rare ecclesiastical books, and numerous photographs of the various activities carried out within the diocese.
There are also portraits and uniforms of men who took part in the
Greek army on the Albanian
front during that war.
Gallery
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The Vestments of the last three Metropolitans -
Bema doors -
Holy crosses and icons -
Photos of the activities of the Diocese
References
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the corresponding article at the Museums of Macedonia website, commissioned by the Macedonian Heritage foundation, written by Vlasis Vlasidis, and published under a CC-BY-SA-3.0license.