On the 8th of November the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast day of the Synaxis of the Taxiarchs and Archangels Michael and Gabriel, along with Raphael, and of the other bodiless and heavenly orders, the Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Authorities, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.
Tag: Greek history
The Arkadi Monastery (Μονή Αρκαδίου) is one of Crete’s most venerated symbols of freedom. By…
The Spadafora family are Sicilian nobility of Byzantine-Greek origin. According to tradition, the family was…
On this day in 1883, Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister…
On this day in 1950, Mehmet Esat Bülkat, also known as Mehmed Esad Pasha, the…
Olympia(Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential and famous ancient Greek sanctuaries, located in western…
Edessa is about 90 km from Thessaloniki and is home to Greece’s largest waterfalls, which…
Ezekiel the Tragedian – also known as Ezekiel the Dramatist and Ezekiel the Poet –…
Panagia Kapnikarea is an 11th-century church, dedicated to Panagia and is situated in the middle…
Once you enter this historical site, you will travel back in time as there is…
On this day, we celebrate the temporary liberation of our Holy Capital of Antioch! On…
On October 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of the Protection of…
‘Oxi Day’ marks the beginning of Greek post-WWII migrants arriving in Australia and it also…
OXI Day on October 28, 1940, commemorates the anniversary when former military general and Prime…
A shipwreck from the Classical era first discovered in the narrow channel between the island…
October 26 is the Feast Day of Agios Dimitrios, who was born in Thessaloniki, in…
For anyone heading to Athens, the Acropolis is a definite must-see. We have put together some interesting facts to shine even more light on this monument which is a universal symbol of civilisation and one of the greatest architectural complexes to ever be built.
Microsoft founder and the world’s fourth-richest person, Bill Gates, visited the ancient Greek city of Ephesus and Christian pilgrimage sites on the southwestern shores of Turkey with his super-luxury yacht on Friday.
The epic of the inhabitants of Chalastra, October 22-24, 1912 – The First Balkan War.…
Philotimo, is a special Greek word that even Greeks themselves have trouble defining or translating,…