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 ...
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Tag: History
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 ...
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 ...
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Memory of Martyr Sebastiani
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Seventh Sunday Luke in Halki seminary
Today, Sunday, October 24, 2021, the Abbot, Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, presided over Orthros and the Divine Liturgy for...
