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 ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Patriarch of Jerusalem met members of the Church council of Sakhnin
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem received today, April 14, members of the Church council of Sakhnin, a city in...
The opening of the exhibition for Byzantine hagiography in Northcote, Victoria
On the afternoon of Monday, April 12, in North Cote, Victoria, the opening of the Exhibition entitled "Resurrection" took...
Archbishop of Thyateira at the Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater, London
On Sunday, April 11th, 2021, Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided over the 5th Lenten Vespers at...
Ecumenical Patriarch to preside over the Akathist Hymn on April 16
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will preside over the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos at the patriarchal church in the Phanar...
Way is being paved for registration of Greeks abroad in electoral lists
The government gives the green light for the right of Greeks abroad to vote by tabling a legislative regulation...
Patriarch of Moscow: No one can get infected with Covid-19 through Holy Communion
By Kostas Onisenko The Patriarch of Moscow, in a statement made before the meeting of the Holy Synod of...
