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Holy Fire: The Lighting Ceremony took place in Jerusalem – When it will arrive in Greece

Crowds at the Holy Church of the Resurrection – After its arrival in Greece, the Holy Fire will be distributed throughout the country

Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: The Holy Monastery of Panagia Elona above the Dafnonas Gorge

Near Leonidio, the Holy Monastery is built on the steep cliff of Mount Parnon, at the spot where, in 1300 AD, two hermits saw a light and, as they approached, beheld the icon of the Virgin Mary

Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: At the Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner in the Skete of Veria, founded 900 years ago

At the foothills of the Pierian Mountains, near the Aliakmon River, lies the Holy Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner in the Skete of Veria

St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church: Join us this Holy Friday at 6:30pm

A call to all faithful

Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: At the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, standing proud for a thousand years

Above the spa town of Kamena Vourla, the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour has stood for a thousand years

Episcopal Encyclical on Holy Wednesday 2025

By Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden

Holy Wednesday: The Holy Unction and the Ceremony of the Washing of the Feet – What today’s day symbolizes

Holy Wednesday is a day of reflection and preparation for the arrival of Easter

Holy Week in the Monasteries of Greece: The miracle that led to the miraculous icon of Panagia Kastriani

On a steep hill, at the northeastern end of Kea, is the Holy Monastery of Panagia Kastriani, which was built on the spot where the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary was found

Good Tuesday today: The Troparion of Cassian and the Parable of the Ten Virgins (video)

Holy Tuesday: What we celebrate today, why we sing the troparion of Kassianis - Kassianis or Kas(s)ia, or Eikasia, or Icasia (between 805 and 810 - before 865) was a Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymn writer to whom the troparion of Kassianis sung on Holy Tuesday is attributed

Easter coinciding with the Catholics opens the best season – Greeks head to the villages, while foreigners go on city breaks and to the islands

Which Greek destinations top the list of preferences and how prices are shaping up – High occupancy in popular destinations – Increased arrivals of foreigners in Athens and Thessaloniki

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