Amongst the most popular saints in the Greek Orthodox Church is the Holy and Glorious Great Martyr Saint Demetrios. Saint Demetrios lived during the 4th century AD and belonged to a noble family in Thessaloniki. This allowed him to rise the ranks in the Roman military, despite being a Christian in a pagan empire. Saint […]
On September 14th, the Greek Orthodox Church, alongside the broader Eastern Orthodox churches and the Catholic Church, commemorate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; also called the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross or the Elevation of the Cross. The feast is tied back to Saint Helen and her son Saint Constantine. Saint Constantine, […]
August 15, referred to as Dekapentavyoustos in Greek, is amongst the most important feast days in the Greek Orthodox Church. The date commemorates the dormition and assumption of the Most Holy Lady the Theotokos to heaven. In Greek it is also called Koimisis Tis Theotokou, or “the falling asleep of the Virgin Mary.” Beginning on […]
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