The church of Agia Paraskevi in Heraklion was inaugurated in 1910.
The church replaced an older one, founded in 1320 and dedicated to the Virgin Mary Manolitissa in Xoporto. The foundations of the previous church are still visible on the north and south walls.
The Byzantine church of Saint Matthew Sinaitón or St. Matthew of the Sinaites (Agios Matthaios) was built after the earthquake of 1508. During Ottoman rule, the church was granted to the Monastery of St. Catherine of Sinai, being the only active Orthodox church in Chandax (arabic name of Heraklion). The church houses today an important collection of icons.
The chapel of Agios Minas was built in 1735 and functioned as the first cathedral of Heraklion during the Ottoman rule on the island. The present Agios Minas Cathedral was completed in 1895 next to the chapel, relegating this first cathedral to the status of a church.
The Cathedral of St. Minas is an Orthodox Cathedral located in Heraklion and is the seat of the Archbishop of Crete. It began to be built in 1862, but its construction was interrupted during the Cretan Revolution of 1866 and was finally completed in early 1895.
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