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
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
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Precious relations As a spiritual being, the human creature is defined through interpersonal relations. The more authentically he or she lives these relations, the more his or her own personal identity matures. It is not by isolation that man establishes his worth, but by placing himself in relation with … More Timely?
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
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά …and liturgy The first day of the week is called in Greek Kyriaké, i.e. “belonging to the Lord“, from the Greek words Kyrios =Lord. The word Kyrios for the Christian –who apply it to the person of Jesus, is equivalent to a confession and a statement of faith in His … More Sunday
κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά Clarifications The fourth century of our era signals the official recognition of the Christian Faith as having equal status with the other religions which were tolerated in the Roman Empire, namely the Greek-inspired paganism and the religion of Mithra. At the beginning of the 4th century the Christian population in the Empire has … More Catholicity of Faith and heresies
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