In the contribution of the Church during the period of Ottoman rule and the struggle for freedom that not only united the community, but he taught the slaves the language and the faith, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos was mentioned, during his address at the 6th Delphi Economic Forum……..
The Head of the Greek Church, In the context of the thematic section for the 200 years since the Greek Revolution, He stressed that "The founding of the new Greek state event did not arise certainly in conditions of historical vacuum. It is rooted in the collective consciousness of a enslaved people, who had a deep sense of his identity. The dozens of revolutionary movements numbered from the fall of the City to the Palegenesis prove the safe. The multitude of Patriarchs who lost their lives in a violent way by the Ottoman power as’ Throughout the Turkish occupation he clearly sets the sign of faith in the case of slavery, of a faith that secretly irrigated the ravaged genus. Lifted it, formed his self-awareness, set criteria. The majority of teachers in the schools that worked during the Turkish occupation, when these were working smoothly, there were clergymen. The awakening work of Agios Kosmas of Etolos, with the dozens of schools he founded, has left an indelible mark on the popular psyche. In more difficult times it was again the worship of the church that not only joined the community, but taught the slaves the language and faith. Along with them, comes the offer of neo -martyrs. It wasn't just the patriarchs, were bishops, ordinary priests, monks and lay people who gave their lives for their faith. A dance of known and unsung heroes of faith lifted the burden of vision and search for meaning for an entire generation.".
The Archbishop noted, also, that "Our Church has been with the people and during the revolution. And then the many sacrifices of her executives, As the protagonists of the facts testify to, fighters, foreign diplomats and others, they sealed the match. First Bishop who fell fighting and dragged the dance of the slain during the war events, the Bishop of Salona Isaiah. Member of Filiki, led the uprising in Roumeli, remained in our memory recapitulating on his face, along with many others, faith with love for the country. And so many others… A people who were experiencing what General Makrigiannis expressed, that no faith in their religion nations do not exist, was able to understand and respond to the challenge and dilemmas of history. Not only to be left to the law of the historical context, But to spiritually sign his struggle ».