Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Michael & Other Bodiless Powers

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Icon of Archangel Michael
Archangel Michael
In the Greek New Testament, as compared to the Old Testament, the word
"angel" means "messenger," and "arch" means "chief, principle, greatest, or highest."
So "archangel" simply means "highest or greatest messenger."

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The founding of the church of Panagia Paraportiani (Mykonos island, Greece) rare example of popular religious architecture. Built in the suburb of Kastro, it gives the impression to have for frame in its whiteness spotless only the blue of the sea and the sky.
The ” Paraportiani’s ” name is due to its place, because it is between the sea and the small door (” paraporti “) of Kastro. In fact, it is not about a church, but about a compact all five small churches built in various times, on two levels.
The bottom floor consists of four churches and a passageway. The areas all communicate with each other. The three little churches consist each of a single vaulted room and form the western side of the complex…

* Panagia meaning in Greek “All-Holy” (Virgin Mary)

METEORA – KALAMPAKA :: PHOTOS

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Meteora, Greece
Pictures of the monasteries
of Meteora

In central Greece and particularly in the North Western part of Thessaly, between North East of Hasia and West of Pindos, where the plain of Thessaly
ends, gigantic rocks raise, that create a spectacle which might be unique worldwide….
meteora greece monasteries

… several bold hermits and anchorites found shelter at these rocks, seeking for mental calmness, tranquility and while praying they saught for Christian perfection.
In the beginning, the hermits were isolated and were praying in small chapels
called “prosefhadia”(in Greek means places for pray) not only for
their salvation but also for the salvation of all people. Their life was simple and the work painful…

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