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The Picturesque Chapel of Saint Phanourios at Lake Doxa in Corinth 27 Aug 2013 | 05:07 am
Feneos Valley is considered one of the most beautiful areas of Corinth, and it is often referred to as the "Corinthian Switzerland" for its unique beauty. Over the centuries the waters of both the Olb...
Elder Porphyrios and the Need For Asceticism 26 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
There are some who criticize Elder Porphyrios for not teaching the need of asceticism in the Christian life. The following excerpt is proof, among many others, that this criticism is far from true. B...
The Holy Martyr Adrian and His Wife Natalia 26 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
By Protopresbyter Fr. George Papavarnavas The Holy Martyr Adrian and his wife Natalia came from Nikomedia and lived during the era of persecutions, in the years of Emperor Maximian (298 AD). That dif...
On the Path of Saint Kosmas 24 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
The following speech was delivered at the presentation of the book by Maria Mamasoula titled The Paths of Saint Kosmas in Enslaved Romiosini in Agrinio. By His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos of Naf...
The Cross of St. Kosmas Aitolos in Polydendri 24 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
It was the custom of St. Kosmas Aitolos, when he visited a village and preached, to make a Cross from a local tree to hold while he preached and to leave it behind as a reminder to them that they are ...
The Panagia and Medicine: The Expectation of a Miracle 24 Aug 2013 | 11:17 am
Panagia Giatraina By Alexander Giatzidi, M.D. For Hellenism, August is the month of the Panagia. According to Greek Christian tradition, the person of the Panagia is closely linked with the expectat...
Orthodox Church in Smyrna Faces Demolition 24 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Dimitris Rigopoulos August 23, 2013 Ekathimerini.com Plans for a new highway are threatening one of the last surviving Greek Orthodox churches in the region of Izmir (Smyrna) in Turkey. Profitis I...
The Church of Panagia Flabouriani in Kythnos 23 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Southwest on the island of Kythnos, in the Flabouria bay, there is an important ecclesiastical monument, known as Panagia Flabouriani, built on a cliff. According to tradition, the tracks from the bea...
An Unusual Face Appears Above the Entrance of A Church in Evia 23 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
An unusual phenomenon seems to have appeared outside of the Church of Saint Demetrios in the village of Avlonari in Evia (Euboia), which some are declaring a miracle. A form similar to a human face s...
The Finding of the Holy Skull of St. Symeon the Barefoot and Single-tunicked 22 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
The Finding of the Holy Skull of the Venerable Symeon the Barefoot and Single-tunicked, the Abbot of the Sacred Monastery of Philotheou on the Holy Mountain (Feast Day - August 22) On April 19, 1594 ...
