Holy Fire
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Holy Fire Arrives in Greece Ahead of Easter
The Holy Fire, or Holy Light, arrived to Greece from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday in time for the Easter midnight mass.
The fire will be transported to another seven destinations within Greece on...
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Holy Light Arrives From Jerusalem to Athens to Mark Easter
The Holy Light arrived in Greece on Holy Saturday, May 1 in a much humbler ceremony than what Greeks were used to in previous years.
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Holy Light to Arrive in Greece in Humble Ceremony This Year
The Holy Light will arrive to Greece on Holy Saturday in a humble ceremony, without the head of state honors of previous years
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Holy Fire Arrives in Greece Ahead of Easter
The Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived in Athens by airplane on Saturday, ahead of Easter celebrations in Greece.
The flame was received with the protocol reserved for heads of state after Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem handed it to a Greek...
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Holy Light in Athens on Special Flight from Jerusalem
The Holy Light, also known as Holy Fire, was lit in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, and it was delivered to the faithful waiting...
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Nikos Dimou Says 'Holy Fire' Jet Flight Is Waste of Money
The Greek writer Nikos Dimou suggested on Wednesday that since the Holy Fire, which is brought every Holy Saturday from Jerusalem, is not a result of a miracle, then Greece should stop spending money on hiring a jet to...
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The Holy Fire Arrives in Athens From Jerusalem
The Holy Fire has just arrived in Athens by plane. The state aircraft which transferred the Holy Fire landed at E. Venizelos Airport and was received with exceptional joy by hundreds of Orthodox Christians.
The Holy Fire will be taken...