Agios Minas Cathedral
The Agios Minas Cathedral ()  is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. Ιt is dedicated to Saint Menas the martyr and wonderworker (285-309 A.D.), who is the patron saint of Heraklion.

History
It was built from 1862 to 1895. The construction was interrupted during the Cretan Revolution of 1866–1869. The church has a cruciform architecture with a central dome. The floor plan of the church has external maximum dimensions of 43,20 m length and 29.50 m width and a surface area of 1,350 m2. It is the largest cathedral in Crete and one of the largest in Greece. A small and old church of Agios Minas is located in the proximity of the cathedral.

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See also
List of largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings

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Minas
Eastern Orthodoxy in Crete
Buildings and structures in Heraklion
Tourist attractions in Crete
Church buildings with domes
Churches in Crete
Churches completed in 1895
19th-century churches in Greece