The mysterious structure is viewed in local legend as a “pillar of life” and a “symbol of the true cross”
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The opening of St. Nicholas was one of the highlights of the twelve-day official visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States
It is in the village of Ropoto, in central Greece
The church is around 8 meters long, and about 3 meters wide and can hold a capacity of around 20 people
Michael and Demetrios Androutsos of Ioannina and their associate Spyridon Metsis were the iconographers
"Faith will always triumph over doubt. Hope will always vanquish despair. And love will always conquer hate"
The speech of His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden during the “8th Summer School on Human Rights”
The macabre creations are likely the product of an overcrowded cemetery cleared out hundreds of years ago
A photo of the perpetrator has been released
Tracing the Imperial bloodline