Tag: greek

Lecture: Aspects of the Politics of Church and State in Modern Greece

Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop College 13 November 2012, 4.00-6.30 pm Lecture by Professor Gerasimos Makris, Panteion University, Athens, Greece Marie Eugenie Room, Heythrop College, University of London, Kensington Square, London W8…

Original Greek sermons by Origen of Alexandria discovered

http://www.lionelwindsor.net/2012/06/12/origen-sermons/ June 12, 2012 [My translation of the original article from the Bavarian State Library, H/T Ben Blackwell]: A spectacular discovery was recently made in the Bavarian State Library, in the process…

Pope Benedict receives Orthodox University Honour

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 5, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org At the end of today’s general audience, Benedict XVI received the Gold Medal of the Apostle Jason of Thessalonica from a delegation of the…

Martorana: Palermo’s Byzantine Jewel

by OCP on February 20, 2011 Examples of Greek Orthodox culture can still be found in Palermo, Sicily at the Santo Maria dell’Ammriaglio, (Santa Maria of the Admiral), the Martorana, which features…

New Orthodox Church in Kenton takes shape

25 years ago the Anglican parish of Kenton took the bold step of entrusting its mission Church of the Holy Spirit to the growing community of Greek Orthodox in northwest London. So…

The Ecumenical Patriachate and Turkey

From CNN Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the living embodiment of an ancient tradition. From his historic base in Istanbul, Turkey, the 270th Patriarch of Constantinople claims to be the direct successor of…