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ISIS Destroys Oldest Orthodox Monastery in Iraq
The Monastery of Agios Ilias (St Elijah) in Mosul which operated as a place of worship for Orthodox Christians in the region for over 1400 years was completely destroyed by the Islamic State. This was confirmed by new satellite...
Europe
First Greek Orthodox Monastery in Scandinavia
On Sunday, December 6, His Eminence Cleopas Strongylis Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia attended the Holy Liturgy at the Monastery of St. Nicholas in the city of Rättvik, Sweden. A memorial was also held for the monastery’s founder,...
Australia
Celebration for the Greek Immigrant Monument in Melbourne
A special event, dedicated to all Greek migrants, was held on Sunday, November 8 in Red Hill, Melbourne and specifically in the Monastery of Kamariani, where the Greek Immigrant Monument was revealed two years ago. After the Divine Liturgy,...
Australia
Design Delta Architects Constructs First Byzantine-Style Greek Orthodox Monastery
Design Delta Architects (DDA) owned by Greek-Australian Demetrios Stavropoulos has undertaken the task of constructing Australia’s first Byzantine-style Greek Orthodox monastery on Mangrove Mountain near Sydney.
Pantanassa Monastery was first established under the initiative of Archbishop Stylianos back in 1976....