Church of Panagia Evangelistria

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The Church of Panagia Evangelistria is a major Greek Orthodox pilgrimage site on the island of Tinos, renowned for its miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary and its role as a national religious shrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Orthodox church ⓘ
national religious shrine ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Our Lady of Tinos ⓘ
Panagia of Tinos ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical ⓘ
associatedWith Greek War of Independence ⓘ
modern Greek national identity ⓘ
attracts Orthodox pilgrims from abroad ⓘ
pilgrims from all over Greece ⓘ
completionYear 1830 ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1823 ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
feastSignificance Annunciation of the Theotokos ⓘ
linked to: Annunciation

Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
function site of vows and offerings (tama) by pilgrims ⓘ
governedAs autonomous ecclesiastical foundation under the Greek state ⓘ
governingBody Holy Foundation of Evangelistria of Tinos ⓘ
GreekName Παναγία Ευαγγελίστρια Τήνου ⓘ
hasAccessRoute processional route from Tinos port to the church ⓘ
hasBellTowers two ⓘ
hasCourtyardUse gathering place for large pilgrim crowds ⓘ
hasFeature crypt and chapels beneath main church ⓘ
large courtyard ⓘ
marble stairway leading from Tinos port ⓘ
hasIcon miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasMaterial local Tinos marble ⓘ
hasMuseum ecclesiastical museum with votive offerings ⓘ
hasProcession annual procession of the holy icon ⓘ
hasStatus most important Marian shrine in Greece ⓘ
hasTreasury collection of valuable votive offerings ⓘ
iconDiscoveredBy Saint Pelagia of Tinos ⓘ
iconDiscoveryYear 1823 ⓘ
linkedTo Greek Navy commemorations on 15 August ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
Cyclades ⓘ
Tinos ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Tinos ⓘ
mainFeastDay 15 August ⓘ
25 March ⓘ
notableRelic icon believed to be wonder-working ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance major national pilgrimage site in Greece ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
tourismRole major religious tourism destination on Tinos ⓘ

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Tinos → famousFor → Church of Panagia Evangelistria ⓘ
Tinos → religiousSite → Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos ⓘ
linked to: Church of Panagia Evangelistria
Tinos Town → contains → Church of Panagia Evangelistria ⓘ
Chora (Tinos) → notableFor → Panagia Evangelistria church ⓘ
subject linked to: Chora
linked to: Church of Panagia Evangelistria
Chora (Tinos) → religiousSite → Church of Panagia Evangelistria ⓘ
subject linked to: Chora
Assumption Day pilgrimage → centeredOn → Church of Panagia Evangelistria ⓘ
municipality of Tinos → hasImportantSite → Church of Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos ⓘ
linked to: Church of Panagia Evangelistria