Tag: Greece
The tsipouro story
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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