On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the…
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Meet the Turkish Shepherd who guards a 19th Century Greek Orthodox Church in Trapezounta
A Turkish shepherd and his family have become the ‘guardian angels’ of a 19th-century Greek…
Greece Public Holidays 2019
Greek City Times has compiled a list of National Public Holidays celebrated in Greece during…
President awards the Grand Cross medal to Archbishop Ieronymos
The President of Greece, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday presented Archbishop of Athens and All…
1st Saturday of Great Lent: The Miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva
Today the Greek Orthodox Church remembers the miracle of Saint Theodore the Tyro and Kolyva…
Greek government approves Greece’s first crematorium
The Greek government has approved Greece’s first crematorium, which will be built in Athens after…
Greek Priests to remain on civil service payroll
Greece’s government announced that an agreement has been reached between the State and the Greek…
The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple
On February 2nd the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates an important event in the earthly life…
Feast Day of Saint Basil the Great
On January 1 the Greek Orthodox church commemorates Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of…