A Doxology memorial service was held today, Thursday, at the historic Aghia (St.) Lavra Monastery in the northwest Peloponnese, along with a recreation of the oath-taking of the Greek revolutionaries in March 1821, considered as one of the milestones in commencing the Greek Revolution against Ottoman rule. The Orthodoxia Νews Αgency live streamed both the…

Today marks the great Feast Day of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary. The day commemorates the event whereupon six months after John the Forerunner’s conception, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth unto Mary the Virgin, who had come forth from the Temple a mature maiden. According to the tradition…

The Greek armed forces’ oldest military band – that of the Hellenic Army – under the direction of Lt. Col. Nikolaos Lafatas, was on duty on Thursday during the annual Greek Independence Day parade, accompanying the motorized and infantry units’ march – on the occasion of the bicentennial of the 1821 Revolution. The Orthodoxia News…

MARCH 2021 Reverend Fathers, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors, Members of the Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth Members of the Communities, and to the Entire Plenitude of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada On the Dual Annunciations Archbishop Sotirios of Canada Paradise. Beautiful, illumined, peaceful, serene. A true family…

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named Plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will preside over commemorations of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution of 1821. The event will take place on March 25, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and will be live streamed on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America social media channels and also broadcast on TV. The event…

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his message on the occasion of the March 25 Greek Independence Day, in a letter addressed to the Greek president. Among others, Putin notes that Russia attributes great importance to relations with Greece, and hopes that this year’s bicentennial of the Greek Revolution’s commencement will contribute to a further consolidation…

Events and commemorations marking the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence began on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s March 25 anniversary. The bitter war of liberation from dour Ottoman Muslim rule began in early 1821, with March 25 traditionally commemorated as the commencement of the struggle, as the day falls on the Feast of the…

My beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, the Greek people across the world will celebrate the bi-centennial of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence. While it is an independence day celebration, we also know that the independent state of Greece would…