According to reports from clergy of Agios Dimitrios Church in Vyronas, southeast of Athens, an icon of the Virgin Mary miraculously begun streaming tears. The tears were said to have appeared on…
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Panagia of Tinos, also known as the Megalochari of Tinos (Great Grace) or Evangelistria of Tinos (Our Lady of Good Tidings), is the national patron saint and protector of Greece. The name…
The oldest church in Santorini is Panagia Episkopi, a former bishop’s church from the Middle Byzantine period. Located at Mesa Gonia on the foot of the mountain, Profitis Ilias, it is dedicated…
The snakes of the Virgin Mary have made their annual appearance again in a church on the island of Kefalonia, Newsbreakgr reported. The snakes appeared later than usual, as they are usually…
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…
According to a recent report by the Guardian, American anthropologist Laura Wynn-Antikas was called to examine bones found in a burial site during the restoration of St. Athanasius Church on Mount Athos,…
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…
Panagia of Tinos, also known as the Megalochari of Tinos (Great Grace) or Evangelistria of Tinos (Our Lady of Good Tidings), is the national patron saint and protector of Greece. The name…
The snakes of the Virgin Mary have this year appeared in the village of Markopoulo on the island of Kefalonia, days before the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, on August…
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…
In the Greek Orthodox Church, the Presentation of the Theotokos is celebrated on November the 21st. According to Church Tradition Panagia’s parents, Joachim and Anna took her to the Temple in Jerusalem…
Thessaloniki has welcomed with open arms, the Holy Belt of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) which is the only surviving relic of Panagia. The eminent Metropolitan of Neapolis and Barnabas and many locals…
At the village of Plataniotissa, 30km northwest of Kalavryta, at a beautiful green location, is one of the holiest and most unique pilgrimages of Greece, Panagia Plataniotissa (All Holy Virgin of the…
Photos have emerged of hundreds of Syrian Greek Orthodox Christians, gathered in the town of Kafroun to celebrate the Feast of the Virgin Mary on the 15th of August. Kafroun is a…
Each year on August 15, otherwise known as ‘Dekapentavgoustos’ in the Greek Orthodox calendar, the ‘Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos’ is celebrated. It’s a national and religious holiday that marks…
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…
Panagia Hozoviotissa on Amorgos island is one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the Aegean, built in 1027 on the foot of a giant steep rock and renovated 1088, built…
The original Soumela monastery in Trabzon on the Black Sea was an Orthodox symbol for 16 centuries. Following its destruction, the sacred icon of Panagia (Virgin Mary) was transported to the new…
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…
Rescue crews and police offices have found amongst ashes of a burnt house in Rafina, an icon of Panagia (Virgin Mary) wrapped in flames but still standing. The house was in the…