Aya Vlaherna Holy Spring

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Николай Лаптев

Level 10 Local Expert

It is a very pleasant place, being in it you feel like your soul is resting from the hustle and bustle. The spring under the temple is very atmospheric (I advise you to read the legend about it before visiting). There is a cafe with sweets on site, the staff is limited to Russian-speaking.

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Анастасия К.

Level 10 Local Expert

A small church, pleasant. The condition of the icon of Our Lady of Blachernae is very poor, the board under the faces has rotted, but this is a matter of preserving works of art. The territory is well maintained, very nice. (Photo of the icon from the Internet) It is difficult to photograph the church building itself, since it is quite low.

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Денис

Level 27 Local Expert

The church is open every day from 9:00 to 17:00. If the door is closed, ask a Greek employee (speaks Russian), they are always on the premises, they will open for you. You can take a bottle of holy water from the spring inside for free. Liturgy is served every Friday at 9:00 a.m. and on holidays. A strong, blessed place, where the very phenomenon of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary took place, which is revered throughout the Christian world. I advise you to visit!

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Татьяна Паршина

Level 5 Local Expert

On October 14, 2023, on the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, I came from Russia to this holy place for the liturgy. But it was not there, because the Greeks, alas, celebrate the Intercession (as well as Christmas and Easter) 2 weeks earlier - in the Catholic style. Instead of the liturgy, the Russian pilgrims organized an independent prayer service. There are chairs in the church, like in a church, although Orthodox people do not sit at services. There is no cross on the dome of the temple! It was bitter and insulting. The only joy is that at least the shrine was not desecrated, not converted into a mosque. I give three points not to the temple, but to its vicar, because the church is not actually Orthodox.

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Александр Зорин

Level 22 Local Expert

The Church of Our Lady of Blachernae. Orthodox people definitely need to visit. The temple is the oldest and best preserved. We were met, opened the temple and led around by a Greek temple employee. There is a spring inside, you can wash and drink water. The decoration of the temple cannot be conveyed, you need to see! The territory of the temple is also wonderful, well-groomed!

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Наталья Лихачева

Level 20 Local Expert

It is a very beautiful place, there was a small courtyard in front of the church in 2019. A polite caretaker. There is no sense of a fair like in our Orthodox churches in Russia

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Виктор Шепелев

Level 4 Local Expert

This Holy place is directly connected with the events of the feast of the Intercession of the Theotokos. If you are lucky enough to visit, do not miss this chance. You can read in detail by searching for: Blachernae, Constantinople, Pokrov

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janna t.

Level 4 Local Expert

It is a church that Christians must visit.

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Андрей Лубенец

Level 4 Local Expert

The church from which the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos started. It's a miracle that happens here.

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Наталья

Level 3 Local Expert

Historical place

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Юлия Дегтярева

Level 16 Local Expert

I don't really remember what kind of Temple it is exactly)

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Aya Vlaherna Holy Spring

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