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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Patriarchate of Jerusalem: Everyone must work together to defuse the current tensions
A Statement was issued by the Heads of Churches of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem regarding the increasing cycle of...
Patriarch of Romania welcomed new Spanish Ambassador José Antonio Hernández Pérez-Solórzano
Patriarch Daniel of Romania received José Antonio Hernández Pérez – Solórzano, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain in...
Memory of Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John
The Church commemorates Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, who offered everything for free, with love and divine...
Pilgrims from Ioannina to the Theological School of Halki
A group of fifty pilgrims from Ioannina visited the Holy Theological School of Halki on Sunday, January 29. The...
The feast of the veneration of Apostle Peter’s sacred chain at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (VIDEO)
On Sunday, January 29, 2023, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the feast of the veneration of the Holy chain...
School Feast of the Three Hierarchs in Birmingham
With poems, music, and dances, the Three Hierarchs were celebrated on Sunday, January 29, at the Greek Orthodox Community...
