The first day of August also marks the first day of the Dormition Fast, as this month is dedicated to Panagia (Virgin Mary) Holy Mother of God. It’s been said that the…
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On the 23rd of July, the Greek Orthodox Church and Tinos celebrates the feast day of Agia Pelagia. It is an important feast where the icon is taken to the Monastery of…
The Greek Culture Ministry has submitted a nomination file for the inscription of the August 15 religious celebrations of the traditional villages of Syrrako and Vlasti on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List,…
The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant, which sings the praises of the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary (Theotokos). It is chanted in all Orthodox Churches throughout the world…
On March 25, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the mother of Jesus Christ the Son of God, as today…
A Holy icon of Panagia and a donation box worth up to $10,000 have been stolen from a Greek Orthodox church on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula in Australia. Local Crime Unit detectives are…
On February 2, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ to the Temple. The Church also refers to this Feast as the Synaxis (or meeting) of our…
It has been reported that on Tuesday, Turkey violated Greek airspace 91 times. The barrage of illegal flyovers and violations by the Turkish Air Force comes after the U.S. stressed that they are…
November 21st is a big celebration in the Greek Orthodox calendar as it is the Isodia Tis Theotokou- The Feast commemorating when as a young child, the Panagia entered the Temple in…
On November 21 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates Isodia Tis Theotokou, the Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple. This is the second greatest feast commemorating Panagia, following Dekapendavgoustos, as today is…
Panagia Kapnikarea is an 11th-century church, dedicated to Panagia and is situated in the middle of busy Ermou shopping strip, on the way from Syntagma to Monastiraki square. Thousands upon thousands of…
On October 28 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of the Protection of the Theotokos, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary. The feast-day of the Holy Protection of the…
On September 24 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the miraculous Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of the Myrtle Tree” (Myrtidiotissa), which is found in the monastery church of Myrtides on the…
Parishioners at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, which is currently up for sale, witnessed a “weeping” icon of the Virgin Mary, which they believe is a sign from God. Locals…
Οn August 31 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Mother of God. The event is honored by the Greek Orthodox Church on…
Apodosis of the Feast of the Dormition falls on August 23, it is exactly 9 days after Dekapentavgoustos. The Feast is repeated and celebrated the same as it is on August 15,…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was on the island of Tinos to celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, where he prayed to Panagia for the blessing of all firefighters and rescuers…
Greeks all over the world celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary today, which next to Easter, is the most sacred and most celebrated feast day of the Orthodox calendar. In countries…
The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15th. It is a day of celebrating Panagia, Mother of All. Καλό και…
August 15 or Dekapentavgoustos is one of the most important dates in the Greek Orthodox Calendar, as the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos is celebrated. It is a national and…