Dozens flock to the faithful from early afternoon on Good Friday to Little Temple of the Holy Force in the Metropolis to worship the epitaph adorned with flowers and images.

The Church of the Holy Forces is a chapel of the Metropolitan Megaro and is closely linked to the history of the Archdiocese of Athens. It is a small arched basilica and its erection is placed in the 16th century. It is probably built, like other churches in the area, on an ancient sanctuary, dedicated to Heracles.

According to the Archdiocese of Athens, on the walls, where elements of old hagiographies were preserved, in the middle diaphragm, Agia Kyriaki, Agia Catherine, the Head of the Holy Forerunner, Agia Filothei and others are preserved. And on the left is Saint Hierotheos, Saint Dionysius, Saint Dimitrios etc. Underneath the floor of the sacred step there is a large underground cave, about 15 m deep, and continues a large gallery, which, according to tradition, reaches the Caesarean (!). Later, in 1963, a single -bearded tower was constructed above the entrance. The church was previously surrounded by various buildings, necessary for the operation of the shareholder, but which were demolished after the liberation, when the Metropolis Street was opened.

The neighborhood, where the church is located, was called Rodakio (there is also a relevant folk song) and that is why the Metochi was called “Metochi of the Rodaki” “Panagia Mendeliotissa” (from the name Penteli/Menteli). It was named “Saint Dynamis”, because the Athenians were resorted to it to take protection and power and bring their children to the world healthy.

“But” Holy Power “is also linked to our national history. Shortly before the Revolution of 1821, as the then abbot of Penteli Kirillos Degleris rescues, in a Pyrotechnic (Mastrophallis) building he built ammunition on behalf of the Turks, but most of them were channeled by the Turks, or by Most of them, And from there to Menidi, so that they can be used in the forthcoming race. Furthermore, in the basement of the Church, the fathers of the monastery had hidden, during the revolution, for the security of Holy Relics, precious vestments and utensils, as well as sigilic patriarchal and Turkish decrees concerning the privileges of the monastery, but all the city was destroyed by the city. Athens.