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The Brutal Torture of Athanasios Diakos During the Greek War of Independence
Athanasios Diakos is one of the most prominent and tragic figures of the Greek War of Independence, famed for his last stand ...
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Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
A monastery dedicated to the ‘beloved disciple' was founded there in the late 10th century and it has been a place of pilgrimage and Greek Orthodox learning ever since. The fine monastic complex ...
Centuries-old graffiti documents Bulgarian pilgrimage to Jerusalem
A photographic survey revealed dozens of Bulgarian inscriptions in Greek Orthodox monasteries across Jerusalem’s Old City.
Greek Reporter8d
Palaion Patron Germanos: A Misunderstood Hero of the Greek War of Independence
One of the most well-known paintings of the Greek War of Independence is by Theodoros Vryzakis, and depicts Palaion Patron ...
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Nuns return to ancient Orthodox monastery in Syria’s Maaloula
The town also houses two ancient monasteries: the Eastern Catholic monastery of Saint Sarkis and the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Thecla. A group of 16 Saint Thecla nuns was taken hostage by ...
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Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule
There, deep inside the medieval fortified monastery in the Mount Athos monastic Orthodox Christian community, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure - thousands of ...