According to a report published in Macedonia Newspaper, the Greek Church claims the ownership of Casta Tomb in Amphipolis, the important archaeological site that was discovered in 2012 and first entered in August 2014.

More specifically, Pantokratoros Monastery, a member of the monastic community of Mount Athos in Northern Greece, claims that the tomb, which is the largest burial monument ever discovered in Greece, is part of the land that was granted to the monastery by Manuel II Paleologos with a golden bull.

The Casta Tomb belongs to the Marmari dependency, which starts from Strimonikos Gulf and includes the settlements of Amphipolis, Mesolakkia, Paleokomi and the surrounding areas, says the Chrurch. However, its representatives have stated that they will not reclaim residential areas.

“We only want the current law to be applied. Since the expropriations never took place, as no compensations were given, the State must compensate the Church or revoke the decision regarding the expropriations,” told the monks of the Monastery to Macedonia newspaper.