A Doxology service was held on Thursday, March 25, at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan, NYC, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the commencement of the Greek War of Independence, officiated by the Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros. With strict pandemic-related measures in place, the service was followed…

A solemn Doxology service was held on Thursday, March 25, at the Donskoy Stauropegial Monastery in Moscow and memorial prayers were said for the fallen of Greek liberation struggle. With the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the service was officiated by the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church…

A Doxology service was held on Thursday at the chapel of St. Symeon the Myrrh-flowing in Belgrade on the occasion of the bicentennial of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. The service was held with the blessing of the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije. The ambassadors of Greece and Cyprus,…

The Greek Orthodox communities of Egypt on Thursday commemorated the March 25 twin celebrations – the Annunciation of the Theotokos and the bicentennial of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence – in a reverent and festive manner. Orthodox faithful chanted the “Ypermacho Stratigo” (the Invincible Champion) in cathedrals in Cairo and Alexandria, while…

The Church today commemorates the Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel, on the Afterfeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary. This festive Synaxis is celebrated to the glory of the Archangel Gabriel, since he ministered to the marvelous mystery of God’s incarnate dispensation.

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, was received on Friday morning by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the latter’s official office, with reports pointing to initial discussions on the manner in which places of worship will operate during the coming Easter holidays. The same sources that spoke to the Orthodoxia…

The lone student at a tiny elementary school on the Greek island of Akioi, near Patmos, celebrated the Greek bicentennial by donning the iconic costume of an Evzone warrior and raising the Greek flag on Thursday, March 25. The student, who is taught by one teacher, Maria-Faidra Tsialera, who requested to be transferred to the…

US President Joe Biden said that under his administration, the US and Greece will be as close as possible. The President participated in an online event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, which was attended by more than 100 members of the Greek-American community. The event was coordinated by White House press…

On Thursday, 12/25 March 2021, the Patriarchate held a Doxology at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the 200th Anniversary of the 25 March 1821 Revolution. The Doxology was offered as a thanksgiving to God for His strengthening of our Nation’s struggle to be liberated from the four hundred years of…