The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irene suffered martyrdom by the Turks…
RELIGION
Greek Orthodox Religion
Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ,…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
The annual celebration of Saint George on April 23rd is one of the most significant…
A delegation to carry the Holy Fire, or Holy Light, from the Church of the…
Lamb, tsoureki and red eggs has become synonymous with Greek Easter. But it may seem…
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
On Holy Saturday at 6PM, Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis is expected to arrive at…
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples’ feet,…
New photos and videos of vandalism, garbage and dirt in Hagia Sophia are spreading like…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
Built in around the 9th century AD to protect locals from Saracen naval raids, Paleochora…
Greek inscriptions found relate to the resurrection of Jesus are found in multiple Roman period…
A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
The Feast of the Entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem On the…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days.
YouTube channel Mythology Explained discuss how the modern conceptualisation of the Devil in Christianity was…