κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The first Universities The first ten centuries in the Church’s history, as we have seen, are totally interwoven with the sociopolitical conditions in the Mediterranean basin and the countries near it. Ten centuries of fermentation with the Gospel in the everyday life of thousands of people brought about, at times … More Unity of faith and language
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Cluny Abbey The 10th century is a period where the Church still strives to complete the conversion of the European regions and where the secular / feudal practices intervene in her mission. In this climate, in 910 A.D. the abbey of Cluny in Burgundy (France) is founded. The Cluny Abbey … More Light in the darkness
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The Christmas message Beyond the bright lights and the festive clatter of the commercial centres of our cities, the Christmas message is the dawn of a new world and the inversion of the human flat standards regarding life, both personal as well as social. God became man, not in order … More Peace, joy, glory
A factor of unity and identity κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The 7th century is characterized by the wars of the Byzantines against the Persian which end in 627 A.D. with the total victory of Emperor Heracleius over them. Wars between the Byzantines and the Arabs do follow (629-717 A.D.) resulting in the annexation of … More Efforts and Achievements
Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish November 2016 κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά A month full of meaning As the Greek edition of the “Informative Bulletin: completes ten years of presence and service to the community, its English counterpart has reached nine months of being part of our parish’s outreach and a faithful reading … More Thanksgiving
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά (The content first appeared in the February 2010 issue of the Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish) Confronted by the chaos that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire, by the end of the 5th century, certain strong figures stood up who tried, more through persuasion than by … More The christianization of Europe
Exercise of desire κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The Western world sometimes seems to ignore that it is rooted in our centuries old Christian tradition; its emphasis on the importance of individual desire and freedom of choice, on the community level as well as the personal, is viewed as a fundamental “right”. The Christians are … More Hope and desire
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The 5th century is a agitated century with many rearrangements on Roman lands. First of all, in 402, Honorius is obliged to transfer his capital from Milan (since 293 AD Milan was the capital of the Roman Empire) to Ravenna under pressure from the … More Embattled on many fronts
Old as the Creation, new like each dawn κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά (The content has been first published in Greek, in the September 2009 issue of the Informative Bulletin of the Paphos Latin Parish). It has been said that the Holy Scripture is the love story between God and His People. Indeed, the sacred texts, … More A love story
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Defenseless city? In the 4th century AD another historical event took place which – although was not directly involving the life of the Church played a pivotal role in its future development. In 330 AD the Emperor Constantine the Great decides to transfer the capital of the Empire to Byzantium, … More Spiritual unity, geographical division
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