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It was built at the end of the 12th century, on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Eileithyia, the ancient deity who protected pregnant women. According to the prevailing opinion, the Holy Temple was built by the scholar and Metropolitan of Athens Michael Choniates, who, as a bearer of classical education, particularly loved the ancient past of the city.\r\n\r\nThe walls of the temple are entirely made of large unadorned marble stones and reliefs, which come from ancient Greek, Roman and early Byzantine monuments, while bricks have not been used anywhere.\r\n\r\nThe use of marble reliefs from ancient temples testifies to the existence of an educated elite who felt and appreciated the aesthetic values \u200b\u200bof the ancient world.\r\n\r\nNora Okka is an architect and a visual artist. 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