Tag: #GreekOrthodox

16/11/2025

MadeinMycountry Greek (Eastern) Orthodox churches

Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, (Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía), is any of three classes of Christian churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Greek Byzantine Empire

The broader meaning refers to “the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also called ‘Eastern Orthodox’, ‘Greek Orthodox’, or generally ‘the Greek Church’.

A second, narrower meaning refers to “any of several independent churches within the worldwide communion of [Eastern] Orthodox Christianity that retain the use of the Greek language in formal ecclesiastical settings”. In this sense, the Greek Orthodox Churches are the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and its dependencies, the Patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem, the Church of Greece and the Church of Cyprus.

The third meaning refers to the Church of Greece, an Eastern Orthodox Church operating within the modern borders of Greece.

Historically, the term “Greek Orthodox” has been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox churches, since the term “Greek” can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire.

During the first eight centuries of Christian history, most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the Christian Church took place in the Byzantine Empire or its sphere of influence, where the Greek language was spoken and used for most theological writings.

The empire’s capital, Constantinople, was an early important center of Christianity, and its liturgical practices, traditions, and doctrines were gradually adopted throughout Eastern Orthodoxy, still providing the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy.

Thus, Eastern Orthodox came to be called “Greek” Orthodox in the same way that Western Christians came to be called “Roman” Catholic. However, the appellation “Greek” was abandoned recently by the Slavic and other Eastern Orthodox churches.

Thus, by the early 21st century, generally only those churches most closely tied to Greek or Byzantine culture and ethnicity around the world, were called “Greek Orthodox” in common parlance.

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18/07/202518/07/2025

MadeinMycountry ORESTIADA: where yesterday meets tomorrow !!

Orestiada is a dynamic new city in Northern Evros, Thrace in Hellas (Greece).

Orestiada also known as Nea (New) Orestiada, Greek: Ορεστιάδα, (Νέα Ορεστιάς), is the north-easternmost, northernmost and newest[ city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace, a historically Hellenic (Greek) geographical region dating back thousands of years.

New Orestiada was founded by displaced Greek nationals after the Treaty of Lausanne, in which river Evros became the new border of Hellas (Greece). It has a population of about 20,000.

Home to a variety of cultural, historical and traditional groups the city underlines the preservation of Hellenic and Thracean culture. It is also home to its world renowned Cultural and Historical museum, near the center of town.

Orestiada hosts the annual Arda’s festival in Kastanies, Evros about 17 kms north of the city. This “youth meeting point” concert and activities festival has been organized by the city since 1995 and it lasts for days! (There is transportation available to and from most cities in the region)

Water theme parks, banquet halls, numerous hotels, unique gourmet restaurants, special snack and coffee places, bakeries, local food restaurants, retail shops with an abundance of services: professional services, clothing, equipment, mechanics, specialty stores and a weekly local product “open air market” (Laiki agora) are guaranteed to cater to everyone’s dining and purchase preferences.

Orestiada is also home to Democritos University of Thrace’s αgricultural and forestry schools. This University is one of the oldest and largest higher education institutions in the country.

The city has a unique architectural arrangement which makes it really easy to navigate through its avenues and streets! Coupled with its youthful population like its students, servicemen and newly arrived residents, it projects an optimism and a zest for life, rarely found in the European Union!

Its proximity to key destinations like Didymoteicho, Soufli, Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis, Sofia, Bucharest, Nis and Belgrade, Croatia and the Greek Byzantine “Hagia Sofia” in the city of Constantinopolis makes Nea Orestiada the ideal starting point for a greater “Aimos” peninsula-Southeastern Europe exploration!

MadeinMycountry ORESTIADA: where yesterday meets tomorrow !! MadeinMycountry is a global platform that celebrates and supports local history, culture, art, and nature conservation efforts. For two decades, we have been sponsoring local museums, cultural organizations, travel destinations, historical sites, and various cultural events around the world.

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30/10/202220/03/2025

Awe inspiring Agion Oros (Mount Athos) Greek Orthodox Christianity

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Άγιον Όρος:

Η Αυτόνομη Μοναστική Πολιτεία του Αγίου Όρους (συντ.: Άγιον Όρος) αποτελεί αυτοδιοίκητο τμήμα του Ελληνικού Κράτους, που βρίσκεται στη χερσόνησο του Άθω της Χαλκιδικής, στη Μακεδονία. Περιλαμβάνει τις είκοσι Ιερές Μονές, τα εξαρτήματά τους και διάφορα καταστήματα και υπηρεσίες. Το καθεστώς και ο τρόπος λειτουργίας του καθορίζονται με λεπτομερή τρόπο, παράλληλα προς το Σύνταγμα της Ελλάδας, με τον Καταστατικό Χάρτη του Αγίου Όρους (Κ.Χ.Α.Ο.) της 10ης Μαΐου 1924.

Mount Athos (/ˈæθɒs/; Greek: Ἄθως, [ˈa.θos]) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the peninsula have been governed as the monastic community of Mount Athos, an autonomous region within the Hellenic Republic, ecclesiastically under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Mount Athos has been inhabited since ancient times and is known for its long Christian presence and historical monastic traditions, which date back to at least AD 800 and the Byzantine era.

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