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Greece Submits Ancient Greek blessing Custom to UNESCO
On Thursday the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport made a formal request to UNESCO for the inclusion of an ancient pre-Christian blessing custom into the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
The blessing ceremony has its roots in ancient Greece and...
Ancient Greece
Did Byzantine Christian Icons Conceal Pagan Gods?
Religious icons of Christ, the Blessed Mother Mary, and the saints are integral to the religious practices of Orthodox Christians. The tradition was largely handed down to modern Christians by the iconographers of the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire.
However, the practice...
Greece
The Gifts of the Three Magi: The Most Precious Relics on Mount Athos
Among the innumerable treasures and holy relics preserved at the Holy Monastery of St. Paul on Mt. Athos (in Greek Άγιον Όρος, meaning "Holy Mountain") one of the most precious, and invaluable to Greek Orthodoxy, are the Holy Gifts...
Europe
Lost Cell of Ukrainian Saint Paisius Discovered on Greece’s Mount Athos
Remains of cells once lived in by the Ukrainian Orthodox saint, Paisius Velichkovsky (also spelled, Paisii Velichkovsky), have been discovered on Greece's monastic community of Mount Athos.
The recently rediscovered cell consists of a small stone monastic hut. According to...
Diaspora
HOPE: A Greek-American Program Helping People in Need
Project HOPE (Humanitarian Outreach and Philanthropic Engagement) is a program launched by Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago with the goal of feeding the city's most vulnerable residents. The aim is to reach out to Chicago's greater community.
Project HOPE...
Greece
The History of Dionysius the Areopagite, the Patron Saint of Athens
Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, the patron saint of the city of Athens, is also known as the protector of judges and the judiciary. The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Dionysius on October 3rd.
Born during the...
Australia
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Sues Journalist for Defamation
The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Makarios Griniezakis is suing Alkis Morelas, a Greek-Australian journalist, for defamation in Sydney’s Federal Court.
The Archbishops took legal action against Morelas after the journalist wrote a number of articles alleging that Griniezakis used...
Greek church
St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero Consecrated
Early on Monday morning, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, with the faithful and other members of the clergy present, consecrated the rebuilt St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, the only place of worship destroyed in 9/11.
After an extraordinarily...
Greek church
Why Greeks Celebrate Name Days: An Orthodox Tradition
Name day is a uniquely Greek feast as people celebrate the feast of an Orthodox Christian saint, holy person or martyr they are named after
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Desert Monks: The Orthodox Brotherhood of Saint Anthony in Arizona
In 1995, six Orthodox monks left Mount Athos in Greece and came to the US to start Saint Anthony Orthodox Monastery in the Arizona desert.