Today is Sunday of Orthodoxy, which is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant…
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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…
Sarakosti, signifying 40 days of Great Lent
Ask Greeks when is their favourite time of year and the answer for many will…
Kathara Deftera, National Holiday across Greece
Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday) is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox…
Feast of the Holy and Glorious Hieromartyr Haralambos
The holy, glorious Martyr Haralambos lived at the time of the Emperor Septimus Severus (194-211)…
The Byzantine Antiquity of Mount Athos and Orthodoxy
The most prominent of all Orthodox faith commences at the sacred Monasteries of Agion Oros…
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…
Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs
January 30 is the Feast Day of the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs, St…
Feast Day of Agios Grigorios the Theologian
On January 25 the Greek Orthodox Chuch celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Gregory the…