για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Christ meets his people The feast of the Presentation of Jesus to the Temple, where the Lord meets His people in the person of the elderly Symeon and prophetess Anna, renders a particular “colour’ to the whole month of February, as it reminds us of Christ’s consecration to God the Father … More We are not alone
για Ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Our life’s protagonist On Pentecost Day the Apostles, not only cease to be fearful and remain hidden, but with great courage they preach, to whomever wishes to listen to them, the Good News of Christ’s resurrection and the forgiveness of sins in His name. This outward “movement” of the Church, which … More Come Holy Spirit
για Ελληνικά κάνετε κλικ εδώ Collision of two worlds In 1187 A.D. Salah ed Din (Saladin) conquers again Palestine and hence Jerusalem. So, the Third Crusade is called under Frederic I Barbarossa of Germany, Philip II August of France and Richard Lion-heart of England. Richard Lion-heart proved a most efficient military leader: in 1191 he … More Victories and tragedies
A balance of powers κάνετε κλικ εδώ για Ελληνικά While in the lands of the late Western Roman Empire Christianity begins to slowly form the conscience of the peoples and to unite a disparate world under the spiritual authority and guidance of the Catholic Church, the Christian East suffers successive blows by the continual … More Wars and conflicts
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
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 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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