Egypt is a country of north-eastern Africa with a long history and civilisation starting from the 4th millennium B.C. At Aigyptou st., Ladadika, – a district that used to be also known as the “Egyptian Market”, several Egyptian merchants had their stores already since the 17th century.
Two heroes, mentioned in the Homeric Epics, are known by this name: a) Telamonian Ajax, a mythic king of the island of Salamina, who participated in the campaign against Troy, was the ideal warrior and b) Ajax Lokrian, renowned from the battles of Troy.
Most modern States honour the Unknown Soldier, as a minimum homage to the dead bodies of the soldiers who were left unburied. The concept was born during the First World War in France. The cenotaph of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was built in Athens in front of the Greek Parliament and the unveiling
He was a Protomartyr (first Martyr) of Christianity. He was one of the seven Deacons selected, upon order of the Apostles, by the believers themselves. He was accused of blasphemy and he was stoned to death outside Jerusalem in A.D. 35 or 36. He is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on the 27th of December.
He was the Bishop of Myra in Lycia in the 4th century. He participated in the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. He was notable for his humanitarian action and he is the Patron Saint of seamen. He is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on the 6th of December.
He was a disciple of Saint Dimitrios and he became a martyr for his Christian faith, after he had defeated wrestler Lyaios in a duel during the reign of Emperor Maximian. He is commemorated on the 27th of October.
The Great Martyr Minas was born in Egypt and lived at the end of the 3rd century. Initially he was a soldier and served in Kioutacheia. Although he was born of pagan parents, he quickly rejected idolatry and practiced asceticism on a mountain, devoting his life to the worship of the one and only true
He is a Saint and a Great Martyr of the Orthodox Church. He was born in AD 280. He became an officer of the Roman army. He was arrested, tortured and he became a martyr for his faith. His memory is closely associated with the history of the city. He is honoured as the Myrrh-streamer,
Agia Lavra is a historic monastery at Kalavryta. It was founded in the 10th century. Its history is closely linked to the Greek War of Independence of 1821. In 1826 and 1827, it was burnt down, looted and destroyed by the army of Ibrahim Pasha. In 1943, the Germans burnt down the Monastery and executed
Saint of the Orthodox Church. She was from Aegina and consecrated herself in the Monastery of Agios Stefanos in the 9th century, in Thessaloniki. The Monastery of Agia Theodora, on Ermou, was built on the spot, where the Monastery of Agios Stefanos was and the relics of her and Saint David are kept there. Her
