The Festive Vespers of Agios Georgios were celebrated with great brilliance and magnificence at the homonymous Church of the Saint in Tria Pigadia, Mykonos..
On the Festive Vespers of the Feast after Artoclass, performed by the Reverend Fr. Basil Tzanidakis, Pi. George Kousathanas, praying of the Hierodeacon George Staligeros and faithful members of the Mycenaeans and visitors.
An emotional moment when the Most Reverend Fr. Basilios Tzanidakis, Pi. George Kousathanas, and Hierodeacon George Staligeros with the congregation sang the hymn "Light Hilaron……..».
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In the beloved sequence of Artoclass, the Reverends and the Hierodeacon with the faithful chant the wonderful, popular and well-known Easter hymn, the: "Christ rose from the dead, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι ζωὴν χαρισάμενος…..”
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Apolitikion
“As a prisoner liberator, καὶ των πτωχοι υπρασπιστής, patient doctor, kings advocate, Trophy-bearer of the Great Martyr George, Ambassador Christ of God, save our souls”.
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At the end of the sequence, the Most Reverend Fr.. George Kousathanas, addressed the Resurrection greeting. and wished a Happy Birthday!!!
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Biography of the Saint
The popular Saint George the great martyr and Trophy Bearer was born around 275 A.D. in Cappadocia, by Christian parents. My father, in fact, died a martyr for Christ when George was ten years old. His mother then took him with her to her homeland Palestine, where she also had her estates. When it was done 18 years, enlisted in the Roman army. Although young in age, he performed his military duties perfectly. Everyone admired him for his stature. That’ this, they quickly promoted him to higher positions and gave him the title of earl and Diocletian highly valued him.
Confessor
From the time of the emperor Decius to the time when Diocletian ascended the throne, the 283 A.D., the Christian Church has grown too much, because there was peace. Christians took many public positions, they built many large temples, various schools and organized the administration and management of churches and charity.
Diocletian initially worked for the organization of his state. He hired generals for his assistants whom he named emperors and emperors and after he succeeded in subduing the enemies of the state and stabilizing its borders., turned to internal affairs. Unfortunately, turned against Christianity to uphold paganism. That’ this reason then, called Caesar's assistants 303 A.D. and generals in the capital of the eastern Roman state at three general gatherings. Among them was 28-year-old George, distinguished many times in wars.
So everyone gathered, to make decisions about the extermination and annihilation of the Christian faith. Diocletian was the first to speak and imposed on everyone n’ undertake the destructive struggle against Christianity. Everyone promised to make every effort, to eliminate the Christian Religion from the Roman state. Then the brave George stood up and said: "Why, king and lords, you want to shed the blood of the righteous and the holy and to force Christians to worship and worship idols. "; And he proclaimed the truth of the Christian Religion and the Deity of Christ.
It just ended, everyone was confused m’ this confession of his and tried to persuade him to repent for what he said, thus soothing Diocletian. But George was steadfast and courageously proclaimed his Christian faith.
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