History
Last day of the Siege of Constantinople – May 28th 1453
Late in the night of 28 May 1453, Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos met with his commanders. For six weeks they...
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Two days before the Fall of Constantinople- 27th of May 1453
“On the 27th of May, the middle section of the walls was pounded all day by cannon fire, giving the...
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The first Modern Olympics held in Athens on this day
On April 6, 1896, the modern Olympic Games were reborn, 1,500 years after they were banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius...
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Annunciation of the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Alexandria to reflect the colors of the Greek Flag on March 25
On March 25, 2021, the beautiful church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Alexandria, completes a glorious history of...
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The Greek Orthodox Cemetery of Şişli in Constantinople
Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Constantinople is the proof of the prosperous, cosmopolitan, and manorial bourgeoisie of the Hellenism of...
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Saint Fotini, Samaritan woman to whom Jesus spoke in Jacob’s well
Her name, like other historical evidence, is unknown. According to the Gospel passage, she was a woman from the city...
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On this day in 1776, Ioannis Kapodistrias was born
Ioannis Kapodistrias was the first Governor of the new Greek nation from 1828 to the end of 1829. Kapodistrias was...
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A cave in Northern Greece served as an old refuge for Christians
The cave of Agia Marina, is located about 1 km west of Dafni in the Municipality of Visaltia. Remains of...
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Eighty years of “OXI” Pride
by Heba Hrimat “Well, this means war” was the iconic moment when former military general and Prime Minister of Greece...
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One hundred years since the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus
Since 1994, when the Greek state first officially recognised the mass persecution and uprooting of the Pontian Greeks in Turkey...
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Meeting of the Patriarch of Alexandria with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus
On May 24, 2022, Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa attended an official banquet in...
Church of Ukraine: Stops commemoration of Kirill, asks to be deprived of the Patriarchal Throne
LAST UPDATE: 17.58 The Council of Bishops of the Church of Ukraine, which met on Tuesday in its enlarged...
Leadership 100 featured in Centennial Video
By Menios Papadimitriou Leadership 100’s Founding Members--Arthur C. Anton, Sr., Andrew A. Athens, George K. Chimples, Peter M. Dion,...
Archdiocese of Thyateira: 3rd Learning and Living the Liturgy Orthodox Theology and Culture Lecture Series
On Tuesday, 24th May 2022, nearly 60 individuals gathered at the Archdiocesan Chapel of the Annunciation to attend the...
Bishop of Claudioupolis welcomed the Minister of Education of the Republic of Cyprus
The Minister of Education of the Republic of Cyprus, Prodromos, with his entourage, visited the Hellenic School of Barnabas...
Bartholomew deeply moved at the tomb of Blessed Paul: I will take precious care of Pontus
In an atmosphere of deep emotion and sorrow, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew performed today a Trisagion service before the grave...
