GRATSIOU KON.
Konstantinos Gratsios was born in 1890 in Epirus. In 1933, he became Principal of the High School of Polygyros and in 1936 of the newly-founded 3rd Girls’ High School of Thessaloniki. He died in 1967.
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GARBOLA
Sophocles Garbolas was born in Austria and died in Thessaloniki in 1906. He was the offspring of a family of scholars and publishers. He was a printer and in 1875, he published the first Greek newspaper named Hermes, which was then renamed Pharos of Macedonia.
METROPOLITAN GENNADIOU
Gennadios – Georgios Alexiadis was Metropolitan Bishop of Thessaloniki, the first after the Turkish occupation (1912-1951). He was born in 1868 in Mesopolis of Bursa and in 1905 he became the Metropolitan Bishop of Lemnos. He studied at the Theological School of Halki. He worked for the improvement of the spiritual level of the clergy,
GEMISTOU PLITHONOS
Georgius Gemistus Pletho was born around 1360 in Constantinople and died in Mystras in 1452. He was a Neoplatonist philosopher, judge and author. He is considered as a distinguished intellectual figure of the late Byzantine Era.
ERMOU
Ermis (Hermes) was the winged god of Olympus, son of Zeus. He was born on a mountain in Arcadia and was the postman of the gods but also the protector of trade. Information from the book by Aristides Kesopoulos “THE NAME OF THE ROADS OF THESSALONIKI”, MALLIARIS – PAIDEIA SA publications.
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GEORGE VLALI
George Vlalis was a merchant of Thessaloniki and was slaughtered along with other Greek Christians during the events of the Revolution of 1821.
VIZYIS-VYZANTOS
Vizes was an ancient greek city of East Thrace, that was prosperous in the Byzantine Times. It was built by the General of Alexander the Great, Vize. Its Greek citizens, who were the majority of its population, abandoned it after the Catastrophe of 1922. Important archaeological findings were discovered in the broader area of the
VIZYINOU GEORGIOU
Georgios Vizyinos was born in Vize and died in Athens in 1896. He was a poet and novelist. He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of modern Greek literature.
VARVAKI IOANNI
Ioannis Varvakis (1745-1825) was a ship-owner, merchant and national benefactor, born in Psara. He participated in the Orlov Revolt and he lost all of his property. Later, however, he made a fortune in Russia, he spent a lot of money for his compatriots in Russia and he supported the Greek Revolution. Varvakeio Lykeio and Varvakeios
VLAHAVA
Efthymios or Thymios (or Papa-Thymios) Vlahavas (1770-1809), priest and armatolos. He was born in Vlahava, Kalambaka. He fought against Ali Pasha and then, he created a pirate fleet that attacked Turkish ships. He was murdered upon order of Ali Pasha in 1809.
