September 11, 2004: The Chinook crash that froze Greece in shock
Today marks twenty-one years since the fatal crash of the "Chinook" helicopter off Mount Athos, which claimed seventeen lives, including ...
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On May 29, 1453, a civilization was irrevocably swept away
With this phrase, the English Byzantinist Steven Runciman describes the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans, the widespread looting, and ...
Byzantine-era church mosaic floor uncovered again in Israel after 40 years
The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced that a church floor decorated with flower mosaics that is 1,500 years old and ...
Commemoration of the Massacre of Chios
The Massacre of Chios remains a bloody and glorious event in the history of modern Greece. In March 1821, under ...
14 September: Day of Remembrance of Genocide of Greeks of Asia Minor by Turkish State
One of the saddest anniversaries of modern Greek history is that of the collapse of the Asia Minor front that ...
Smyrna is burning: Remembering the unforgettable homelands of the Greeks
On August 31, 1922, Kemal's army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the capital of Ionia. Smyrna is ...
The Dark Church: A unique Byzantine church that has been carved out of a rock
The church dates back to the 11th century and is one of the main churches in the monastic complex that ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Spiritual Academy in honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian held at St. Sava Church Crypt
A spiritual academy dedicated to the feast of the Holy Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian—the patrons of physicians,...
Metropolitan of Sweden: The Evangelist Matthew and American Cinema
By Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Allow me to begin not from a Patristic text, but from a world we...
Saint Gregory, Wonderworker and Bishop of Neocaesarea (17 November)
Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea, was born in the city of Neocaesarea (northern Asia Minor) into a...
Patriarch of Alexandria: St. Philoumenos calls us to seek peace and reconciliation
On Sunday, November 16, the historic Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos of the Arab-speaking Orthodox community in...
Patriarch of Romania: Every person has a unique and eternal value in God’s love
“Every person in this world, regardless of ethnicity, social status, or age, has a unique and eternal value in...
Bishop of Melitene: The Poison of Moralism
by Maximos Pafilis, Bishop of Melitene Sermon on the Gospel according to Matthew 9:9-13. Above the stone-paving of the...
