If you attended one of the St. Sophias Greek Cultural Festivals in the past, the location is no different for 2022. The event is taking place June 9th through 12th this year at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Syracuse. Thursday, June 9th, 5-9 pm Friday, June 10th, 5-10 pm...
Greek Orthodox Churches In AnatoliaZ. Ozcan
Several autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox churches follow canonical rites derived from the original Byzantine rite. The number of these churches has varied in history but has included the Church of Constantinople (Istanbul), the Church of Alexandria (Egypt), the Church of...
Trapped between two churches: Orthodox and Greek‐Catholics in eastern Polanddoi:10.1080/09637499508431718Serge KeleherReligion State & Society
The Turks were not unduly brutal in forcing conversions to the Muslim religion. A small number of Greeks did, since it brought some improved treatments. Several Orthodox churches moved to very small headquarters, to keep profiles as low as possible. After 1492, the Turks allowed immigration of ...
Union of Eastern and Latin churches Despite all the obstacles, union was nevertheless finally pronounced at the SecondCouncil of Lyonin 1274. The Orthodox East was coerced into accepting union. Immediately after Michael’s death (1282), however, the Greek church declared the union invalid. The Gr...
John'sRevelationwas written from the nearby island ofPatmos, but it was addressed toseven churches in western Turkey— Ephesus was one of the seven.See the list further down this pagefor how over half of the New Testament has some connection to today's Turkey. ...
For example, belief in the "evil eye" is still strong and is supported by the Greek Orthodox church as a generalized concept of evil. Precautions against the evil eye ( not endorsed by the church) include wearing garlic; making the sign of the cross behind the ear of a child with dirt...
Classic view of blue-painted domes on Orthodox Greek churches in the town of Oia on the island of Santorini in the Greek Islands. The town of Thera is in along the island rim in the background.,站酷海洛,一站式正版视觉内容平台,站酷旗下品牌.授权内容包含正
The Koine Greek that the people spoke in about 300 BCE to 350 CE was the common people's language. The New Testament was written in Koine, it was the official language of the Byzantine Empire until it fell in 1453, and it survives as the liturgical language of the Greek Orthodox church...