Akraifnio (Greek: Ακραίφνιο), before 1933 known as Karditsa (Καρδίτσα),[2] is a village in Boeotia, Greece.
[3] Akraifnio is situated on the western edge of the Ptoo mountains, close to where the river Cephissus flows into Lake Yliki.
Acraephia or Acraephnium (Ἀκραίφνιον) was an ancient Greek city (polis) on the eastern shore of Lake Copais (drained in the late 19th century) and at the foot of the Ptoo mountains.
[4] When Alexander razed Thebes those who were too weak or old to move to Attica settled at Acraephia.
Antoine is buried in the Church of Saint George, which he built, and which carries an inscription commemorating his donation.