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Modern Description: One of the oldest surviving churches in Athens, dated to the end of the 10th century. It is situated above the “Evangelismos” hospital, surrounded by a monastery of the Asomaton, where the offices of the Synod of the Church of Greece are housed. It is dedicated to Hagioi Taxiarches. The name Petraki derives from the doctor and philosopher Peter Papastamatis, who renovated it in the 17th century. It is a complex, four-columned, cross-in-square church. The wall paintings are 18th century, and have been attributed to George Markos.
[Judith Binder: Moni Petraki, (Μονή Ασωμάτων Ταξιαρχών Πετράκι), 10th c., Gennadiou St. in northeast Athens: M. Sotiriou, «To καθολικόν τής Μονή Πετράκι Άθηνών,» Delt. Christ. Arch. Et. 1960-61, 101-129, pls. 47-50; P. E. Lazarides, «Μονή Πετράκι,» Deltion 27 (1972) B1 Chr., 185-186, fig. 1, pl. 125; Pappas, A. A. 1991, 102-124, figs. 1, 11-13]
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petraki_Monastery
Wikidata ID: Q12881194
Trismegistos Geo: 364

Info: Byzantine Monuments of Attica

From the web site Byzantine Monuments of Attica, a project of the Greek National Research Foundation, Institute of Byzantine Studies (NRF/IBS), under the supervision of NRF/IBS director Kriton Chrysochoides, researcher Chryssa Kontogeorgopoulou, with contributions from the archaeologists of the former 1st Ephorate Of Byzantine Antiquities, the University of Athens, the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, and the BSA; texts translated by Olga Lavant.

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