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Glory to God for all things!
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[[Image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My protectress '''[[Panagia Paramythea|Παναγία η Παραμυθία]]]]'''
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[[Image:Arch_Michael_Panormitis.jpg|thumb|right|170px|My guardian '''[[Archangel Michael of Panormitis|O Panormitis]]''']][[Image:Panteleimon2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|My friend '''[[Panteleimon|St. Panteleimon]]''', ''18th-century icon from the Skete of Koutloumousiou, Mt. Athos]]
  
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== Overview ==
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<center><big>«ευλογητος Κύριε, δίδαξον με τα δικαιώματά σου».</big></center><br>
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* My name is Vasiliki
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<center>[[Jesus Prayer|'''Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, Υιέ του Θεού, ελέησον ημάς''']]</center>
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* I am a Greek Orthodox Christian from Melbourne, Australia.  
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<center>[[Theotokos|'''Υπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σώσον ημάς''']]</center><br><br>
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* I have travelled to Jerusalem (1997) and have visited many holy sites in Greece (1984, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2007). 
 
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* I love to read Orthodox based books.
 
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* I am very passionate about "The Truth".
 
  
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I have been hoping to contribute to a positive Orthodox project for a while and I hope to contribute to this site based on my Greek Orthodox background. I will endeavour to keep my articles neutral but if I am posting a specific Greek Saint (born and bred in Greece) ... I am sure to put a bit of 'salsa' to the article ..
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==New Contributions to OrthodoxWiki==
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''"If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."''<br>
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Addition of Metropolis sub-articles for the [[Church of Greece]] main article, so far:-
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- Richar Bach (US writer)
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*[[Archdiocese of Athens]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Aitolia and Akarnania]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Alexandroupolis, Traianoupolis and Samothrace]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Argolida]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Arta]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Attica]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Chalkida]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Chios]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Corfu, Paxoi and Islands]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Didymotichon and Orestias]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Drama]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani, and Konitsa]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Edessa, Pella and Almopia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Elassona]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Eleftheroupolis]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Elias and Oleni]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thasos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Fokida]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Fthiotida]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Glyfada]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Gortyna and Megalopolis]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Goumenissa, Axioupolis and Polykastron]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Grevena]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Gytheion and Oetylos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Ioannina]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Kaisariani, Vyrona and Imittos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Kalavryta and Aigialia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Karpenision]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Karystia and Skyros]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Kassandreia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Kastoria]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Keffalinia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini and Platamona]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Korinthos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Kythira]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Lagkada]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Larisa and Tyrnavos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Lefkas and Ithaca]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Lemnos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Mantinia and Kynouria]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Maroneia and Komotini]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Megara and Salamis]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Mesogea and Lavreotiki]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Messinia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Mithimna]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Monemvasia and Sparta]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Mytilini]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Nafpaktos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Neapolis and Stavroupolis]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Nea Krini and Kalamaria]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Nea Smyrni]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Nicaea]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Nikopolis and Preveza]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Paramythia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Paronaxia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Peristeri]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Polyani and Kilkis]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Samos and Ikaria]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Servia and Kozani]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Sidirokastron]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Sisanio and Siatista]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Stages and Meteora]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Syros, Tenos, Andros, Kea, and Melos]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Thessaliotis and Fanariofersala]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Thessaloniki]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Theva and Levadeia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Thera, Amorgos and Islands]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Trifylia and Olympia]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Trikala and Stages]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Veria and Naousa]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Xanthi]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Zakynthos and Strofades]]
 
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*[[Metropolis of Zihni and Nevrokopio]]
 
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==Holy Monasteries==
 
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*[[Holy Monastery of the Life-giving Fount(Poros,Greece)
 
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'''[[Theotokonymia]]''' which is very similar to ([[Icons of the Theotokos]]). The following pages included:-
 
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*[[Panagia Axion Esti]] - the official icon representing Mount [[Athos]]
 
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*[[Panagia Agiosortissa]] - Intercessor
 
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*[[Panagia Athonitissa]]
 
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*[[Panagia Blachernitissa]]
 
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*[[Panagia Chryssopodaritissa]]
 
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*[[Panagia Eleousa]] - the Virgin of Loving Kindness
 
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*[[Panaghia Galaktotrofoussa]]
 
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*[[Panagia Glykophilousa]] - the Virgin of Tender Kindness
 
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*[[Panagia Gorgoepikoos]]
 
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*[[Panagia Hodegetria]]
 
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*[[Panagia Ierosolymitissa]] (Jerusalem) - The icon at the tomb of the most Holy [[Theotokos|Virgin Mary]]
 
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*[[Panagia Kamariani]] - original article to the Internet as a whole (needs lots of work since no documented history exists anywhere)
 
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*[[Panagia Kardiotissa]] - Close to the Heart
 
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*[[Panagia the Life Giving Spring]] - ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΥ ΠΗΓΗΣ
 
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*[[Panagia Panakranta]] - Queen of the Heaven
 
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*[[Panagia Pantanassa]]
 
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*[[Panagia Paramythea]]
 
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*[[Panagia Pelagonitissa]]
 
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*[[Panagia Phaneromene]]
 
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*[[Panagia Platytera]]
 
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*[[Panagia Portaitissa]] (Mount Athos) - This most popular icon from Mount [[Athos]]
 
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*[[Panagia Prousiotissa]]
 
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*[[Panagia of Soumela]] (Pontos) - Painted by St [[Apostle Luke|Luke the Evangelist]]
 
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*[[Panagia Tricherousa]] - Our Lady with Three Hands
 
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*[[Panagia of Tinos]]
 
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The following '''Saints''' articles:-
 
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*[[George of Symvoulas]]
 
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*[[Hilarion of Meglin]]
 
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*[[Olympia the Deaconess]]
 
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*[[Phanourios]]
 
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*[[Philothei of Athens]]
 
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*[[Photine of Samaria]]
 
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*[[Theodora of Thessalonica]]
 
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*[[Raphael, Nicholas and Irene
 
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Biographies:-
 
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*[[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]
 
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*[[Seraphim (Mentelopoulos) of Piraeus]]
 
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* [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]
 
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* [[Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Victoria)]]
 
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* [[OrthodoxWiki:Articles from the DEC]]
 
  
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== What does IXTHIS mean?==
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'''IXTHIS''' is the Ancient Greek word for '''fish''' and was the image used to identify Christianity during the early years. If you were to use the letters of the Greek alphabet, each letter in the word 'Ixthis' represents:
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Image:Pantokrator_of_Sinai.jpg|The [[Jesus Christ|Pantokrator]] icon - I did not contribute this but it is one of my favourites
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:I - (Isous) - Jesus
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Image:Bridegroom.jpg|'''[[Christ the Bridegroom]] - O Nymfios'''
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:X - (Christos) - Christ
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:TH - (Theos) - God
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:I - (Ios) - Son
 
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:S - (Sotir) - Saviour
 
  
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Simply put, Jesus Christ Son of God our Saviour.
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== Hail, unwedded Bride [[Theotokonymia|Panagia]] ==
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Image:Panag_Chrysafitissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Chrysafitissa]]''' of [[Monemvasia]]
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Image:panagia_tou_xarou.jpg|'''[[Panagia tou Harou]]'''
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Image:Ierosolymitissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Ierosolymitissa]]'''
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Image:Koukouzelissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Koukouzelissa]]'''
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Image:Life_Giving_Spring.jpg|'''[[Panagia the Life Giving Spring]]''' (Gr. ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΥ ΠΗΓΗΣ)
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Image:PanagiaKamarianiReal.JPG|'''[[Panagia Kamariani]]'''
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Image:PanagiaPantanassa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Pantanassa]]''' from [[Mount Athos]]
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Image:PantanassaMystra.JPG|[[Panagia Pantanassa]] from '''[[Mystras]]'''
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Image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|'''[[Panagia Paramythea]]''' of [[Mount Athos]]
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Image:Phaneromeni.jpg|'''[[Panagia Phaneromene]]'''
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Image:Portaitissa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Portaitissa]]''' of [[Mount Athos]]
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Image:SoftenerofHearts.jpeg|[[Softener of Evil Hearts icon]]
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Image:Panagia_Spiliani.jpg|'''[[Panagia Spiliani]]'''
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Image:Tricherousa.jpg|'''[[Panagia Tricherousa]]''', Our Lady with the Three Hands, of [[Mount Athos]]
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Image:Panagia_Kamariani.jpg|[[Panagia Kamariani]]
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Image:PanagiaKamarianiReal.JPG|Miraculous icon of the Panagia
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Image:Arch_Michael_Panormitis.jpg|[[Archangel Michael of Panormitis|'''O Panormitis''']] of Symi island
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Image:Mantamados.jpg|[[Archangel Michael of Mantamados|'''O Mantamados''']] of Mytilene island
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Image:PhanouriosRhodes25h.JPG|St. '''[[Phanourios]] of Rhodes'''
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Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|St. [[Phanourios]] church, Rhodes
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Image:EphraimMakri01.JPG|Photo of the Saint (with permission)
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Image:EphraimMakri02.JPG|Holy feet and slippers of the saint
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Image:EphraimMakri03.JPG
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Image:EphraimMakri04.JPG
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Image:EphraimMakri05.JPG
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Image:JohnRussian01.JPG|St. [[John the Russian]]
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Image:JohnRussian02.JPG|St. [[John the Russian]]
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Image:Nektarios.jpg|St. '''[[Nektarios of Aegina]]'''
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Image:Planas5h.JPG|Relics of St. Papa-'''[[Nicholas (Planas)]]'''
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Image:Amphilochios.gif|Blessed Elder [[Amphilochios (Makris)]]
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Image:Elder_Ieronymos_Patmos.jpg|Blessed Elder [[Ieronymos of Aegina]]
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Image:Porphyrios.jpg|Blessed Elder, '''[[Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalivite]]'''
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Image:Philotheos_Zervakos.jpg|Blessed Elder, Archimandite '''[[Philotheos (Zervakos)]]''' (Paros)
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Image:Aimilianos.jpeg|Elder [[Aimilianos (Vafeidis)]]
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Image:MariaGM.jpg|St. '''Maria''', great-grandmother of Christ and Grandmother of [[Panagia]]
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Image:Phanourios.JPG|St. [[Phanourios]] icon, Oakleigh Church
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Image:1684_Tomb.JPG|[[Double-headed eagle]]
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Image:TrinityKatopiliani.JPG|'''The Holy Trinity'''
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Image:Geelong.jpg|View of the Monastery from the back
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Image:SeraphimSarov5h.JPG|Grotto of St. [[Seraphim of Sarov|Seraphim]]
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Image:SeraphimGeelong.jpg|St. [[Seraphim of Sarov|Seraphim]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_1.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_2.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_3.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_4.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_5.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_6.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_7.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Ekatontapyliani_8.JPG|[[Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)|Ekatontapyliani]]
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Image:Theoctyste_1.JPG|St. '''[[Theoctyste of Lesbos|Theoctyste]]
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Image:Theoctyste_foot.JPG|Footprint of St. '''[[Theoctyste of Lesbos|Theoctyste]]'''
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Image:Pyliani_Apoc.JPG|Prophetic Sculpture of Apocalypse
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Image:Patmos.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:PatmosBell.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:PatmosCY.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:PatmosRamp.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:PatmosV.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:PatmosPr.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:PatmosEntIc.JPG|[[Patmos]] island
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Image:Naxos_Metr.JPG|Metropolitan of Naxos Scultpure
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== Editing ==
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*[[w:Userboxes#How_to_construct_the_box|How to construct the box]]
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*[[w:Web_colors|Colours]]
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;Articles Currently working on:
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*[[Timeline of Saints]]
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*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Britain]]
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Taking a break from:
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;Articles arising from the development of the [[Church of Greece]] main article:
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*[[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece]]
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*[[Holy Synod of Greece]]
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*[[Double-headed eagle]]
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Latest revision as of 01:10, June 15, 2009

Christ03.JPG
My protectress Παναγία η Παραμυθία
My guardian O Panormitis
My friend St. Panteleimon, 18th-century icon from the Skete of Koutloumousiou, Mt. Athos
«ευλογητος Κύριε, δίδαξον με τα δικαιώματά σου».

Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, Υιέ του Θεού, ελέησον ημάς
Υπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σώσον ημάς


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"If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."
- Richar Bach (US writer)

Hail, unwedded Bride Panagia

Editing

Articles Currently working on

Taking a break from:

Articles arising from the development of the Church of Greece main article


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