Sep 15, 2026 | celebrations
What do the Christians celebrate on 14 September? The Elevation of the Holy Cross. What is the background of the back of the celebration? St Eleni, the mother of the St Konstantinos, the first Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, found the True Cross of Our Jesus....
Sep 10, 2026 | School life
“Ayasmos”, is here! On Friday 11 September, the service of “ayasmos”, αγιασμός, in Greek, will take place in all the Greek schools. This Holy Service, traditionally takes place during the first week of September in all the Greek Orthodox schools abroad, too. What is...
Sep 2, 2026 | celebrations
Celebration Agios Fanourios On 27 August the Orthodox Christians celebrate Agios Fanourios. Fanourios is the patron saint of lost things and discoveries. Fanourios, Φανούριος in Greek, derives from the verb φανερώνω, which means to reveal, to discover. Young and older...
Aug 29, 2026 | celebrations
What do the Orthodox church celebrate on 23 August? On August 23, nine days after the great feast of the Assumption of the Theotokos, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Attribute of the feast of the Dormition of Theotokos. This day in the Orthodox tradition is known...
Aug 17, 2026 | celebrations
The importance of celebrating the Dormition of Παναγία The celebration of the Dormition of the Theotokos, ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΣ in Greek, holds a special place in the collective subconscious of the Orthodox Christians. Literary texts or poems have been written, verses have been...
