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Showing posts with label Orthodoxy in Asia Minor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orthodoxy in Asia Minor. Show all posts
February 8, 2022

Outrage Over Blasphemous Use of the Monastery of Panagia Soumela in Trebizond

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Outrage has spread throughout the Orthodox Christian world over the blasphemous use of the Monastery of Panagia Soumela in Matsouka of Pontu...
October 20, 2021

The Church of Saint Matrona in Lythri of Asia Minor

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The village of Lythri in Asia Minor is located where the ancient Greek city of Erythrai or Eritrea once existed, and today is known as Ildır...
September 6, 2021

When the Turks Burnt Bishop Gerasimos of Pamphilus Alive During the Septemvriana of 1955

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Bishop Gerasimos Kalokairinos of Pamphilus was the abbot of the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring in Baloukli. In the events of September ...
April 6, 2021

Black Easter of Thrace (April 6, 1914)

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Beginnings in 1906 The beginnings of the persecutions of Thracian Hellenism can be found in the area of the North Thrace in 1906, when the B...
February 26, 2021

The Cathedral Church of Saint Photini in Smyrna, Which Was Destroyed in 1922

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  The Metropolitan or Cathedral Church of Saint Photini in Smyrna (Izmir) of Asia Minor was completely destroyed in 1922. However, its impre...
December 4, 2020

The Prison Cell of Saint Barbara in Nicomedia

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In Nicomedia (Izmit) today one can visit the Church of Saint Barbara, built over the location where tradition says Saint Barbara was locked ...
August 21, 2020

A Video Tour of Some Byzantine and Greek Sites of Pontus, Platana and Trebizond

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This documentary was filmed on August 15, 2020, which was the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, and begins at the first Divine Litur...
July 31, 2020

Greeks and Turks (Photios Kontoglou)

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Greeks and Turks (by artist Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1636) By Photios Kontoglou By the time the Turks appeared in Asia Minor it was a small...
July 30, 2020

The Hidden Cross of Pontus, a True Story

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Harry Efraimides, a Professor at Metsovio Polytechnic of the National Technical University of Athens, went to Trebizond in Pontus of Asia M...
July 27, 2020

Turkey’s Test of Civilization

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By Taner Akçam July 13, 2020 Ahval Basically, the whole Hagia Sophia affair can be summed up with the phrases “improper” or “a shame”. But...
June 30, 2020

The Holy Spring of the Twelve Apostles in Constantinople

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The Holy Spring of the Twelve Apostles in Constantinople is one of hundreds of holy springs in the Queen City, though it is one of the few ...
June 20, 2020

Virtual Tour of Hagia Sophia with Şerif Yenen

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By Şerif Yenen Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya), dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by historians, is one of the most visited places...

Virtual Tour of Chora Monastery (Kariye Museum) with Şerif Yenen

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By Şerif Yenen Well, lockdown measures may not allow you to travel and visit places of interest. However, I will continue bringing some of...
June 19, 2020

Last year the Mayor of the Kahramanmaraş province in Turkey, Hayrettin Güngör, was caught on camera telling a woman from Trabzon, "We made you Muslim." Although he later apologized, it highlighted one of Turkey's best-kept secrets: Islamized Christians.

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May 2, 2020

Deadly Epidemics That Struck Pontus

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By Theodosios Kyriakidis Millions of people have lost their lives to viruses and deadly diseases since antiquity. And the unforgettable Po...
January 13, 2020

Consecration of the Monastery of the Prophet Elias of Vatheos Ryakos

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Consecration of the Monastery of the Prophet Elias ofVatheos Ryakos (Feast Day - January 13) The Monastery of Vatheos Ryakos (otherwise...
December 5, 2019

The Birthplace of Saint Savvas the Sanctified

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About ten kilometers southeast from Caesarea in Cappadocia was the village of Moutalaski, today known as Talas. This is the village where S...
November 14, 2019

How I Discovered the Tomb of the Apostle Philip: Interview With Archaeologist Francesco D’Andria

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How I Discovered the Tomb of the Apostle Philip Interview With Archaeologist Francesco D’Andria By Renzo Allegri May 02, 2012 Zenit.org ...
September 7, 2019

Saint Peter the Pious, Abbot of Vatheos Ryakos

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Saint Peter the Pious of Vatheos Ryakos (Feast Day - September 7); Pictured are ruins of Vatheos Ryakos Monastery Our Venerable Father ...
August 15, 2019

Panagia Soumela Resource Page

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  Panagia Soumela in Pontus     Saints Barnabas, Sophronios and Christopher, Founders of Soumela Monastery   Saint Christopher of Trebizond...