Panagia Soumela

Crypts and secret passages; which until now have been unexplored, came to light during restoration work at Panagia Soumela Monastery in Trebizond. According to a report in the Turkish newspaper Sabah, crews working their way through crypts have reached the...

The Panagia Soumela Monastery will remain closed until August 2018 due to restoration works ongoing since 2015. The annual liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church on August 15 -- the Day of the Assumption of Virgin Mary -- conducted by...

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos is opening the doors of the ministry to those who want to worship the holy icon of Panagia Soumela held there. The pilgrimage is part of a six-day series of ceremonies and cultural and religious events...

The Pontian Brothrehood Panagia Soumela of Toronto announced the establishment of the Pontian Institute of distance learning education (www.pon-edu.com) by members of the Brotherhood and the Director of Education of Pontian language, Stathis Taxidis. Pontiac residents of Toronto and the...

On August 15th - also a public holiday - Greeks all over the country will celebrate one of Christianity's most significant days, the Dormition of Virgin Mary. Some call this day "the summer Easter" to show the importance of...

More than 7,000 young members of various Pontian Associations across Greece and the whole world will take part at the 14th Pontian Youth Meeting, which is planned for July 19-22 at the place of the Holy Pilgrimage at Panagia...

The only thing that escaped the raging fires in Mt. Mela, Victoria, was the iconostasis of Mt. Mela, which included a very old icon of Panagia Soumela. And now, this icon was stolen. “I can’t believe it! This icon was...