With ecclesiastical splendor and emotion the memory of Saint Dimitrios the Myrrhf-flower and Great Martyr was celebrated in the Archdiocesan District of Northcote of Victoria, with the focus of the celebrations held at the Holy Church of Saint Dimitrios in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds. His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta, representing His Eminence…

On October 26, the Church venerates the memory of Dimitrios the Myrrh-streamer & Great Martyr of Thessaloniki. The great feast day was celebrated throughout the Orthodox world in a festive and splendorous manner, with the northern Greece metropolis of Thessaloniki again being the epicenter. Every 26 October, Thessaloniki celebrates its patron saint and protector, as…

On Tuesday, October 25, the community of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Jamaica, New York, celebrated the Great Vespers of its patron saint: Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer. Hailing from Thessaloniki, the Great Martyr is known as an example of the “highest fidelity to God,” and though he was a high-ranking general in the army…

With high honors and a special procession, the litany of the holy relic of Saint Dimitrios and the miraculous icon of Panagia Gerontissa took place in the main streets around the church of Saint Dimitrios in Thessaloniki. The holy litany was attended by their Eminences Metropolitan Makarios of Sidirokastros, Metropolitan Varnavas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis,…

The 27th of October has been chosen by UNESCO to commemorate The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage in recognition of the importance of audiovisual material as a source of information about people’s lives and culture from all over the world. From simple photographs, sound and video recordings to complex film productions and documentaries, they all…

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The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday afternoon officiated at the con-celebratory vesper at the celebrating St. Demetrios Cathedral, in the same-name south Athens district, also known as Brahami. Meanwhile, thousands of faithful and pilgrims continued to arrive at the St. Demetrios Cathedral in the central Athens district of Ampelokipi,…

The Evgenios Voulgaris Academy of the St. Maximos the Greek Institute, operating under the blessing of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will begin offering a four-grade webinar course program in ancient Greek, beginning later this month. The first course is designed for absolute beginners, aged 14 years and older. Students will be introduced…