Today, September 18, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited three New York City parishes to offer the Agiasmos Service, or Blessing of Holy Water, for the beginning of their day schools’ academic years: the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan; the Church of Zoodohos Peghe in Bronx, NY; and the Greek […]
The FREEDOM Ministry’s Director, Rev. Protopresbyter Dr. Peter Spiro conducted a Human Trafficking Awareness and Mitigation Conference in Nassau, Bahamas from September 13-15. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Nassau coordinated and hosted the 3 day conference in efforts to learn about Human Trafficking and to develop the Orthodox Church’s presence in the arena to combat […]
The re-established Archbishop’s Nameday Gala, honoring His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, will take place on November 17 at Terrace on the Park in Queens, New York.
Today, September 17, 2024 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Fr. Peter Orfanakos to the Archdiocese headquarters. Fr. Orfanakos was recently elected as the President of the Archdiocesan Presbyters Council.
Lieutenant Commander HCG Charalambos Angelopoulos was warmly welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters today, September 17, 2024, for an introductory meeting.
This Saint was from Athens, a learned man, and a member of the famous judicial court of Mars Hill (in Greek Aeros Pagos, hence the name Areopagite (see Acts 17:19-34). When Saint Paul preached in Athens, he was one of the first there to believe in Christ, and, according to some, became the first bishop […]
Saint Justina who was from Damascus, lived in virginity for the sake of Christ. Saint Cyprian, who was from Antioch, began as an initiate of magic and worshipper of the demons. A certain foolish young man who had been smitten with Justina's beauty hired Cyprian to draw her to love him; when Cyprian had wed […]
The Feast of the Protection commemorates the appearance of the most holy Theotokos in the Church of Blachernae in Constantinople in the early sixth century, as recorded in the life of Saint Andrew the Fool for Christ's sake. While the multitudes of the faithful were gathered in church, Epiphanius, the friend of Saint Andrew, through […]
Saint Romanos flourished during the reign of Anastasius (491-518). He was from Emesa of Syria, and apparently was born of Jewish parents, for a hymn written in his honour in Greek says he was "of Hebrew stock," and it has furthermore been noted that he uses many Semitic idioms in his writings. He was baptized […]
This Saint was born in Corinth in 448. He went to Palestine to the Lavra of Euthymius the Great, but because of his youth was sent by Saint Euthymius to Saint Gerasimus; after the death of Saint Gerasimus he returned to the Lavra of Saint Euthymius. Later he took on a more rigorous life of […]
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