On May 7, 2025, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens bestowed the title of Honorary Doctor upon Archbishop Makarios of Australia in a grand ceremony attended by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Archbishop Ieronymos II. Rector Gerasimos Siasos lauded Makarios as “an inspired hierarch” whose work revitalizes the Greek Orthodox community in Australia through education, social outreach, and theological leadership. In his keynote, Makarios addressed the challenges of digital media in shaping ecclesiastical and democratic consciousness, cementing his role as a global voice for Orthodoxy and Hellenism.
Tag: Byzantine music
Born in Stuttgart, Dimitris Basis first encountered Greece at the age of eight when his family returned to settle permanently in the village of Cherso in the Kilkis region. His initial contact with music was at the age of nine when he began chanting in the village church.
The Australian Byzantine Choir is currently preparing for a performance of epic proportions. “An Eastern…
Francesco Siviglia: The luthier keeping the Calabrian lyra and Italiote-Greek music traditions alive
“If I had stayed in Germany, I’d be rich by now. But here in Calabria…
Australia’s first recording of hymns and psalms from the Greek Orthodox ecclesiastic tradition in Byzantine…
Due for a relaunch this year, Australia’s first ever recording of one of the world’s…
