On the territory of the ancient Acropolis of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, the ruins of a temple of the XIII-XIV centuries have been discovered, about which there was no news before. This is reported by orthodoxianewsagency.gr, with reference to the Ministry of Culture of the country.

The Greek Ministry of Culture emphasizes that the Acropolis of Thessaloniki, since its creation, has been an important fortification of the city, playing a key role in history, especially in the late Byzantine period: it was not just inhabited by nobles, but also had magnificent temples in which the local archbishop served.

As a result of excavations and works on the preservation of ancient monuments, a temple from the Paleologian dynasty with a cemetery was discovered. The remains of walls with niches, an altar in the form of a solid cube and frescoes, including an image of Our Lady of Platytera dating back to the XIV century, were found in the temple. 

Archaeologists claim that the cemetery and the temple were founded in the second half of the XIII century, and the temple was additionally built at the beginning of the XIV century. It did not last long, having been destroyed and buried at the end of the XIV century - the beginning of the XV century. The Byzantine dynasty of Palaiologos, which ruled from the XIII to the XV century, was the last for two centuries, until the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.