St Andrews Cathedral

It is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the west side of the downtown area of Patras in Greece. Alongside the close-by old church of St. Andrew, it constitutes a position of journey for Christians from everywhere throughout the world. It is committed to the First-called Apostle of Christ, Saint Andrew. It was initiated 66 years after the fact, in 1974. As indicated by University of Patras teacher Ch. Apostolopoulos who has broadly contemplated the congregation fabricating, the congregation has a surface zone of 1,900 m2 on the ground floor and moreover 700 m2 on the principal level. The congregation has length 60 m, width 52 m and has a limit of 7,000 individuals.

Different sources give comparative numbers for the extent of the surface territory. It is the biggest church in Greece and the third-biggest Byzantine-style church in the Balkans, after the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. Over the focal arch there is a 5-meter-long, gold-plated traverse alternate vaults there are 12 littler crosses. These crosses symbolize Jesus and His messengers. The inside of the congregation is brightened with Byzantine-style divider compositions and mosaics. It is one of the famous church in this city.