A while ago I came across mentions of a couple of Greek churches, each of which was claimed to be the biggest in Greece. What's the truth? It's not an easy question: there are many ways (height, square footage,volume, capacity) that a church can be "biggest." I found three churches about which the claim has been made.

Biggest is rarely best. Is the biggest church the most conducive to worship? Probably not. Nor does "biggest" mean "most beautiful": of these three, the Cathedral of Saint Nektarios is the only one I find really attractive.

Here they are:
 
 The Church of Saint Panteleimon, in central Athens. It was more than 20 years under construction and was consecrated in 1930.

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras.  Construction began in 1908, and the temple was finally completed 66 years later in 1974. It houses the relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle and attracts pilgrims from around the world.

The Cathedral of Saint Nektarios, Aegina. The cathedral, still incomplete, is adjacent to the women's monastery that St. Nectarios founded in his later years. To my mind, it's by far the most beautiful of the three. (The small monastery is uphill and behind the church; you can see a corner of it peeking out in the photo.)
 

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