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Church of Agios Dimitrios - The tomb of Karaiskaki

The Temple of St. Demetriou is the first parish of the island. The erection of the present temple was made in 1806 on the ruins of an older temple of the 17th century. It is a royal rhythm with a dome and is a copy of the Monastery of Faneromeni but in a smaller and simpler form. In 1835, due to increased parish needs, the temple was extended to the West and the bell tower was added. The right aisle of the temple (dedicated to Saint Raphael) is a 1973 building. Inside the temple are two works by Giannoulis Chalepas (the Despotic Throne and the Ambon) and eight large paintings by Polychronis Lembesis. Of course, the most historic part of the temple is the tomb of Georgios Karaiskakis, head of the Revolution of 1821. Karaiskakis attended the Divine Liturgy in this temple, since he considered his patron Agios Dimitrios. The silver shirt (cover) of the icon of Ag. Dimitrios is a tribute to Karaiskakis in 1824 from his molten pistols and palaces. When he was injured in Faliro he asked to visit the temple of the Saint to be well, but it was his writing to enter the church dead on 23/4/1827. His last wish was to be buried in the church of his patron saint, as he did. In 1835, following the royal decree of Othon, his remains were recovered. Most of his bones went to Faliro at a cenotaph, and a part of him stayed in Agios Dimitrios. In 1996 the tomb was revealed following the actions of then Mayor Athanasios Makris and the Ecclesiastical Council. In the courtyard of the temple there is the bust of the fighter. The temple is located in the center of Salamis at the beginning of the homonymous road.