At Ermou Street, a central place of the city, is located the gorgeous monastery of Agia Theodora. It was named after Agia Theodora, who led a monastic life there in the 9^th century. During the Ottoman Empire, it operated normally and it was one of the three monasteries that had not been converted into a mosque. It became a parish church in the 18^th century and it has been operating as a male monastery for the last 40 years, while it hosts the Hagiologic Studies Center of the metropolis of Thessaloniki. The church of the monastery was rebuilt in 1935 in the place of the older main church, which was destroyed in the fires of 1890 and 1917. In the Chapel to the right of the entrance, you will find the relics of the Saint in a silver feretory.