The Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupolis is housed in "Leontarideio Urban School Boys" in the courtyard of the Metropolitan Church of St. Nicholas. <br /> <br />The museum was founded in 1975 by the Bishop of Alexandroupolis and Thessaloniki now Messrs. Anthimos. <br /> <br />Originally housed in two halls of the Cultural Center of the Metropolis, alongside the cathedral of St. Nicholas. <br /> <br />In 1982 the collection, enriched in the meantime and other relics transferred to Leontarideio School, a listed monument since 1978. <br /> <br />The halls of the museum house the religious history of the area and you can admire Byzantine sculptures, temples, vestments, and utensils very old ecclesiastical books.
