Ι. Ναός Μικρού Αγίου Μηνά και Παντάνασσας, Ηράκλειο

In the heart of Heraklion stands a small Byzantine church with a double dedication to Saint Menas and the Pantanassa, the Queen of All. Its modest scale and layered history speak to centuries of continuous use in a city known through antiquity as Herakleion and under later rulers as Candia. The building is a protected monument, and its quiet presence near the grander Cathedral of Saint Menas offers a gentler encounter with the Byzantine heritage that shaped this Cretan city long before the Ottoman era.