Tag: Greece

The tsipouro story

OCP- November 20, 2013

Ross Robertson 20/11/13 Ross Robertson, resident of Greece for the last 25 years, takes a closer look at one of Greece's best kept secrets. So ... Read More

110 Years of Glory

OCP- November 20, 2013

Justine Frangouli-Argyris. Journalist and writer - 20/11/13 This past weekend, I was among the fortunate who attended the 110th anniversary celebration of the founding of ... Read More

Short overview of wine in Georgia

OCP- November 12, 2013

November 2013 According to a Georgian legend, God took a supper break while he was creating the world. He became so involved in his meal ... Read More

Largest haul of repatriated church icons, mosaics returned to Cyprus after nearly 4 decades

OCP- November 12, 2013

A Christian Orthodox priest looks at returned looted icons at the Byzantine Museum in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The largest haul of ... Read More

The President of Greece Mr. Karolos Papoulias visited Archbishop Anastasios

OCP- November 6, 2013

The Albanian Orthodox Church - November 2013 On the day of his official visit in our country, 3 November 2013, the President of Greece, Mr. ... Read More

Orthodox Christians Hail St. Demetrius

OCP- October 27, 2013

27/10/13 Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria, Greece and other churches observing the Gregorian calendar are celebrating Saturday the holiday of St. Demetrius. Known as Dimitrovden in ... Read More

The Golden Dawn nightmare: The Orthodox Church and Greece’s war against neo-Nazism

OCP- October 8, 2013

Demetrios Bathrellos - 8/10/13 Antonis was a fellow student of mine at high school back in 1984. He believed in the superiority of the Greek ... Read More

Orthodox Service In Turkish Hotel, Not Church

OCP- October 1, 2013

Maria Arkouli - 10/1/2013 A group of about 400 Greeks performed a religious ceremony in a hotel, after the denial of the permission needed to ... Read More

Police: treasure hunters attack Greek monastery

OCP- August 31, 2013

The Associated Press 31/8/13 Police have arrested three armed men who allegedly broke into a Greek monastery, tied up monks and planned to search for ... Read More

Halki Seminary to undergo status change to allow for reopening

OCP- August 26, 2013

ISTANBUL - 26/8/13 The Halki Greek Orthodox seminary on Istanbul’s Heyebeliada island will revert to its pre-1971 status as part of an indirect method of ... Read More

The History of Panagia Soumela Holy Icon

OCP- August 12, 2013

Margarita Papantoniou - 12/8/13 According to the tradition of the Orthodox Church, the miraculous icon of Panagia Soumela that is located in the homonymous Holy Church ... Read More

Greek monks hurl petrol bombs at bailiffs

OCP- July 31, 2013

COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press- 31/7/13 THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A group of monks on Greece's monastic sanctuary of Mount Athos who are facing eviction attacked ... Read More

ELDER PAISIOS THE ATHONITE COMMEMORATED IN GREECE

OCP- July 17, 2013

17/7/13 An annual memorial service in commemoration of the famous Athonite elder Paisios of Mount Athos (born Arsenios Eznepidis) was celebrated on July 12 in ... Read More

Cooperation and Arrival of Church of Greece Delegation in Beijing

OCP- July 12, 2013

The Chinese Orthodox Church - 12/7/13 English translation by Igor Radev Cooperation between Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Dodoni and the General Secretaries of the Tourism Ministry ... Read More

In Shanghai, China, the working visit of the Delegation of the Church of Greece was completed

OCP- July 7, 2013

The Chinese Orthodox Church - 7/7/13 English translation by Igor Radev In Shanghai, China, the working visit of the Delegation of the Church of Greece ... Read More

Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE) in China launched in which the Synodal Office of Pilgrimage Tours of the Church of Greece also participated

OCP- July 7, 2013

Chinese Orthodox Church - 7/7/13 On Friday, June 21, 2013, the Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE) was launched, in which the Synodal Office of Pilgrimage ... Read More

COMMUNIQUÉ AT THE END OF THE SYMPOSIUM: “ORTHODOX APPROACH FOR A THEOLOGY OF RELIGIONS”

OCP- June 26, 2013

26/6/13- OCP News Service Given the affirmation of the Orthodox engagement in the inter-faith dialogues, expressed in a high ranking document of the Eastern Orthodox ... Read More

Efi Sarri – The Greek Singer Transformed By A Monastery

OCP- June 21, 2013

 Mystagogy blog  Translated by John Sanidopoulos 21/6/13  The following interview with Efi Sarri was recently conducted by "Down Town Cyprus" in the newspaper O Phileleutheros. Efi Sarri is ... Read More

Greek President Karolos Papoulias Met With Patriarch Irinej In Belgrade

OCP- June 19, 2013

19/6/13 Papoulias and Irinej met at the Patriarchate building in Belgrade. The Greek president was welcomed in front of the Patriarchate by Bishop Andrej of ... Read More

Jewish and Orthodox church leaders meet in Greece

OCP- June 13, 2013

12/6/13 Leading Orthodox Christian and Jewish interfaith officials, scholars and clerics discussed the crucial importance of protecting the environment and religious values and condemned growing ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill says pilgrimage development from Russia to help Greece to cope with crisis

OCP- June 10, 2013

Athens, June 4, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said he urged to develop religious tourism in the Russian-Greek relations. "Pilgrimage is ... Read More