Greeks worldwide celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary today, next to Easter, which is…
Tag: Feast Day
On August 8, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Emilian, Bishop…
On July 27, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Panteleimon. The…
On July 20 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Prophet Elias. The Holy Prophet Elijah is…
On July 8, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Procopius.
On July 1 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Kosmas and Agios Damianos the Holy…
Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and had Galilee as his homeland; this…
On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a…
Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ,…
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irene suffered martyrdom by the Turks…
The holy, glorious Martyr Haralambos lived at the time of Emperor Septimus Severus (194-211) in…
On January 20 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Euthymius the…
On December 17, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Dionysios, the Patron Saint of Zakynthos and…
Feast Day of Agios Eleftherios On December 15, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast…
On December 12 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Spyridonas the Wonderworker, who is the Protector of poor people and the Patron Saint of the island of Kerkyra.
On December 5, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Savvas, the…
December 4 is the Feast Day of Agia Barbara, who is considered one of the major Saints of the Greek Orthodox Church. Her memory is celebrated today and it is also the Name Day of Varvara, Damaskinos, Damaskini. Xronia Polla!
On November 27, 2013, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople canonized Elder Porphyrios…
Agios Andreas in Patras is the largest Church in Greece and accommodates around 7,000 worshippers.…
The Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on November 21 each year. The Feast commemorates when as a young child, the Virgin Mary entered the Temple in Jerusalem.