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January's Recipe:
Kéik Me Banána
(Banana Cake)
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Ingredients:
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4 ripe
bananas, peeled |
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1 Tbs.
cognac |
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2
generous cup flour |
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1 tsp.
baking powder |
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1 1/2 tsp.
vanilla essence |
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1 1/4 c.
butter |
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1 generous
cup sugar |
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4 eggs |
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For
the sauce: |
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1 cup
(200g) butter |
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1 cup
(200g) brown sugar |
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1 2/3
(400 ml) light cream |
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1.
Preheat oven to 350 ºF (180 ºC). Place the bananas
in a saucepan, pour in 3 Tbs. water and the cognac,
and bring to a boil. Mash the bananas.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a
bowl, add the banana mixture, and mix well.
3.
Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla essence, and eggs in
a mixer until creamy, then add the banana mixture.
4. Pour the cake mixture into a well-greased
square baking pan. Bake for one hour, until it turns
brown.
5. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a
saucepan and dissolve the sugar in it, heating until
the sugar caramelizes. Add the cream and bring to a
boil briefly.
6. Turn out the banana cake and cut it into
slices. Place each slice on a separate plate and
drizzle a little sauce over each. Enjoy hot or cold! |
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Excerpts from:
Culinaria Greece by Milona, Marianthi |
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In Greece,
New Year is perhaps even more festive and important then
Christmas as it is the main day for gift-giving. It is a
time of hope and promise, and it is also St. Basil's
Day. St. Basil (Vassilios) was one the forefathers of
the Greek Orthodox Church, and he is remembered for his
kindness and generosity to the poor. He is thought to
have died on this date so this is how they honor him. Stories of his kindness to children are shared at this
time, remembering how he would come in the night and
leave gifts for the children in their shoes. There is
always much visiting, feasting, and music to be enjoyed.
There are many special dishes that are prepared at New
Year but the most important dish is Vasilópita
(or St.
Basil's cake) (read more about it further down on the
page). As well as the cake, there is usually an
abundance of food on the table including Kourabiedes
(Greek shortbread) and Thiples (wafer-thin honeyed
phyllo spirals). Also, there is always honey on the
table, and olive-branches, nuts, fresh fruit, and other
symbols of happiness and wealth.
On New Year’s Eve and New Years Day the children sing
carols. The first person across the threshold of the
house on New Year's Day is said to bring the family good
luck throughout the coming year. The father, son or a
lucky child was meant to be the first person across the
threshold. A lucky child was someone who has both
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Although the word "gouri" is
associated with anything that brings
good luck, it is traditionally a Greek
New Year's gift. According to Greek
superstitions,
a good luck charm cannot be bought
but rather given as a gift from
someone. This is
why the Gouri is a symbolic gift
exchanged between family members,
friends, or
business associates, wishing the
recipient good luck in the New Year.
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Special
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Ancient Greek Pottery |
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All
ancient cultures produced pottery;
among them, Greek ceramics
distinguish themselves by their
quality and the particular nature of
their decoration, which establishes
their connection to painting. The
Greeks elaborated a type of
decoration centered on the human
figure very early on. From the
geometric in the 8th century BC
and
the motifs which give their name to
this style (meanders, circles,
chevrons, etc.), one sees the image
of man appear, in combat or at the
time of funerals. The so-called
Orientalizing
style, in the 7th Century, moves away for a time from these types of
subjects, instead favoring animal and floral
decoration. As Athens asserted
itself in the Mediterranean world at
the end of the 7th century BC, it
revived a type of pottery founded on
a technique of black figures (the
black silhouettes stand out on a
background of red clay), and then,
in the 5th century, one of red
figures (they are left unpainted, or
reserved, on a background of black
glaze). This Attic production alone
has left us more than 80,000 vases.
Not all ancient Greek vases
were purely utilitarian;
large Geometric amphorae
were used as grave markers,
kraters in Apulia
served as tomb offerings and
Panathenaic Amphorae seem to
have been looked on partly
as objects of art. Some have
a purely ritual function,
for example white ground
lekythoi contained the
oil used as funerary
offerings and appear to have
been made solely with that
object in mind. Many example
have a concealed second cup
inside them to give the
impression of being full of
oil, as such they would have
served no other useful gain.
Most other surviving
pottery, however, had a
practical purpose which
determined its shape. The
names we use for Greek vase
shapes are often a matter of
convention rather than
historical fact, a few do
illustrate their own use or
are labeled with their
original names,
 others
are the result of early
archaeologists attempt to
reconcile the physical
object with a known name
from Greek literature – not
always successfully. To
understand the relationship
between form and function,
Greek pottery is commonly
divided into four broad
categories: storage and
transport vessels; mixing
vessels; jugs and cups; and
vases for oils, perfumes and
cosmetics. Within each
category the forms are
roughly the same in scale
and whether open or closed,
where there is uncertainty
we can make good proximate
guesses of what use a piece
would have served.
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Ancient Greek
Pottery Techniques
Geometric Pottery
 Geometrical art
flourished in the 9th
and 8th centuries BC.
With the early
geometrical style
(approximately 900-850
BC) one finds only
abstract motifs, in what
is called the “black
dipylon” style, which is
characterized by an
extensive use of black
varnish, with the middle
geometrical (approx.
850-770 BC), figurative
decoration makes its
appearance
(geometric-shaped human
bodies in detail,
soldiers holding
shields, etc.), which
first depicted bands of
animals (horses, stags,
goats, geese, etc) which
alternate with the
geometrical bands. In
parallel, the decoration
becomes complicated and
becomes increasingly
ornate; the painter
feels reluctant to leave
empty spaces and fills
them with meanders or
swastikas. This phase is
named “horror vacui”,
and lasts until the end
of geometrical period.
At the end of the period
there appear
representations of
mythology - gods and
goddesses portraying
historical scenes,
usually in groups and
performing specific
notable activities.
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Greek Black Figure Pottery
 The black-figure pottery
('μελανόμορφα, melanomorpha)
technique is a style of ancient
Greek pottery painting in which the
decoration appears as black
silhouettes on a red background. The
pale, iron-rich clay turned a
reddish-orange color when fired, and
then the design was sketched in
outline and filled in using refined
clay as paint. Details would be
added with an engraving tool,
scratching through the paint layer
to the clay below. Originating in
Corinth during the early 7th century
BC, it was introduced into Attica
about a generation later. Other
notable black-figure potteries
existed at Sparta, Athens, and in
eastern Greece. The technique
flourished until being practically
replaced by the more advanced
red-figure pottery technique in 530
BC, although later examples do
exist. |
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Red Figure Pottery
 Red-figure vase painting is one of
the most important styles of figural
Greek vase painting. It developed in
Athens around 530 BC and remained in
use until the late 3rd century BC.
It replaced the previously dominant
style of black-figure vase painting
within a few decades. Its modern
name is based on the figural
depictions in red color on a black
background, in contrast to the
preceding black-figure style with
black figures on a red background.
Red figure is the reverse of the
black figure technique. After the
unfired vessels had dried to a
leathery, near-brittle texture,
paintings were applied. In Attica,
the normal un-burnt clay was of
orange color at this stage. The
outlines of the intended figures
were drawn either with a blunt
scraper, leaving a slight groove, or
with charcoal, which would disappear
entirely during firing. Then, the
contours were redrawn with a brush,
using a glossy clay slip (a liquid
clay and mineral mixture). |
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White Ground Technique
 Developed at the end of the
6th
century BC, the white-ground
technique was unlike the
better-known black-figure and
red-figure techniques. Its
coloration was not achieved through
the application and firing of slips
but through the use of paints and
gilding on a surface of white clay.
It allowed for a higher level of
polychrome than the other
techniques, although the vases end
up less visually striking. The
technique gained great importance
during the fifth and fourth
centuries, especially in the form of
small lekythoi (likythos) that
became typical grave offerings. |
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Learn
it all...
With 240 pages, including 147
beautiful color photographs and 33
line illustrations, this
extraordinary hardcover, linen-bound
book seeks to explain the images
within, and to help the reader
understand both the context in which
they were used and the significance
of the figures which appear on these
ancient Greek vases. All the
different aspects of Athenian
culture and society are considered,
with an emphasis on their visual
treatment. The vase painters did not
attempt to reproduce reality; they
staged it, through a series of
choices each of which had its own
social and aesthetic logic. Each
image summoned up another, and was
clarified by it. This network of
imagery is examined and explained in
the book's major themes: the
banquet, sex, athletics and
competitions, war, domestic life,
relationships between men and the
gods, Herakles as an exemplar of the
Greek hero, the mythic identity of
Athens, and the special place of
Dionysos.
The visual story presented here is
both informative and entertaining.
All those interested in Greek
culture and art will find it
compelling, as will those interested
in the formal study of images and
image-making. Included in the
appendices are essays on the
rediscovery of Greek vases in the
modern era and on artists and
attributions, as well as a table of
vase shapes, an informative
glossary, and a comprehensive
bibliography.
The rites of passage, weddings, funerals,
and religious aspects of life
and their representations are
captured within the
meticulous artwork displayed
on these vases, which gives
them an important ritual role.
Then comes the representation of the
sacrifice, which sets up the
relationship between men and gods.
Finally, the mythical dimension of
Greek culture is addressed, with Herakles, the hero above all heroes;
then other specifically Athenian
myths, before coming to Dionysos,
whose place on drinking vases is
essential. This route is framed, by
way of prologue and epilogue, with
an analysis of two particularly rich
and complex kraters: the "Francois
Vase" in the opening, dating from
around 570 BC, and in the closing,
the "Krater of Pronomos," from the
410's BC; situated at the
chronological limits of the period
discussed here (essentially the 6th
and 5th centuries BC in Athens),
these two vases allow us to
concretely introduce the question of
image and its medium, its material
and cultural context.
This anthology, composed to please
the eye, seeks to make perceptible
and intelligible these objects which
were not made to illustrate Athenian
life but which convey the visual way
of thinking and experiencing through
many aspects of this society were
aestheticed, as though the painters
held a mirror to the Athenians
themselves.
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New Year's
Cake! |
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 Vasilópita
(or St. Basil's cake) is a sweet nut cake with a coin
hidden inside, traditionally served on New
Year's Eve, when families honor Saint Basil (St. Vasilios,
or Santa Claus), who comes down to earth on that
day. Vasilópita can be made as a Madeira sponge
or a puff pastry cake with nuts, or in a
savory version with meat.
The New Year
Cake came from the story about Saint Basil
who it is said told how he helped the poor
people to pay their taxes. According to the
story, he took some jewelry from each person
and gave it to the Governor. The Governor
was sorry for the poor people and so he gave
the jewelry back, they only problem was
Basil did not know who owned each piece of
jewelry. This is when it is told the
 miracle
occurred. He baked each piece inside a loaf
and when the loaves were given out, everyone
had their own jewelry in the piece of loaf.
Today, a gold
coin (flouri) is hidden inside the cake
after baking, and the cake is cut on New
Year's Eve with all the family present. The
pieces are distributed in a predetermined
order: the first is for Christ, the second
for Mary, the third is for St. Vasilios, the
fourth for the house, the fifth
for the head of the family, the sixth for the
mother, then one for each of the children. A
piece is also cut for each absent member of the
family. Whoever finds the coin can look forward
to special success in the coming year.
New
Year's Cake Gold Coin Replica
-
Flouri for Vasilopita
Click
here for the recipe... |
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 GEOGRAPHY: Between Kos and Leros lies the fourth largest of the Dodecanese, Kalymnos. It is 111 sq. km. in area, has 96 km. of coastline, a population of 14,295 and is 183 nautical miles from Piraeus. Passenger and car ferries link Kalymnos with Piraeus, the Cyclades and Crete. The boat on the Piraeus-Kavala route to the outlying islands connects it with Melos, Pholegandros, Santorini, Anaphi, Crete, the other islands of the Dodecanese, as well as those of the north Aegean. There is a local boat to Rhodes, Symi, Telos, Nisyros, Kos, Leros, Leipsoi, Patmos and Samos and a frequent service to Kos, Pserimos, Leros and Telendos. Via Kos there is an air link with Athens. Kalymnos is a mountainous island comprising three more or less parallel ranges extending from northwest to southeast, between which lie two fertile plains on which the two main villages are located, Vathy (north) and Kalymnos (or Pothia) (south). The island's other villages are built on the west coast and the northern part of the island is virtually uninhabited. The configuration of the coastline follows that of the terrain and is markedly indented with many bays and coves. The main town is a good starting point for visiting the island's villages and other places of interest Many Kalymnians are still involved in spong diving, for which it was formerly renowned. There is little touristic development and visitors to Kalymnos must be prepared for a quiet holiday with only basic amenities.
HISTORY: The island has been inhabited since Neolithic times and during the Bronze Age (circa 1000 BC) there was a culture strongly influenced by that of Crete, as evident from finds at Vathy and Emboreion. The first inhabitants seem to have been Karians from the coast of Asia Minor, succeeded by Dorians in 1000 BC or thereabouts. Throughout antiquity Kalymnos was closely linked with Kos and the littoral of Karia opposite. In the mid-5th century BC it was annexed by Artemisia, queen of Karia, to whom it was subject. It then became a member of the Athenian League, belonged to the Egyptian ptolemies for a brief interval, and from the middle of the 3rd century BC was united with Kos. Aftert Roman conquest it belonged to the province of Asia and in Byzantine times to the Thema of the Aegean. During this period the Kastelli, a mighty fortress, was built on the island. In 1204 it passed to the Venetians and, shortly afterwards, to the Knights of St. John who built the castle at Chorio, Pera Kastro or Kastro tis Chrysocherias. Between 1522 and 1912 it was subject to the Turks and then occupied by the Italians. Kalymnos became part of the Greek state, like the other isles of the archipelago, in 1948.
 SIGHTS - MONUMENTS: The island's capital, Kalymnos (Pothia), also its main harbor, was built in about 1850 when the inhabitants abandoned the former capital village of Chorio. Excavations have shown that Pothia was inhabited in antiquity. The present town, a mixture of old and new buildings, many of them brightly colored, is charming to behold. Chora (or Chorio), 3 km. northwest of Pothia, is a much older settlement and there stands the ruined castle, built, according to tradition, by the Knights of St. John on the site of the previous Byzantine stronghold. Material dating from the 4th century BC and Hellenistic times is preserved in its now destroyed interior. There is another medieval castle to the north of Pothia, Pera Kastro, also known as the
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At Damos, north of the village, a Hellen cemetery has been revealed, as well as foundations of houses and traces of walls, evidence of the presence of an important ancient city. Throughout the region, as far as the gulf of Arginota, there are ancient remains in abundance, indicative of a significance in those days. There are remnants of fortificaions at Xirokampos, Vryokastro, Anginaries, while at Kastri parts of two Hellenistic towers have survived. Included among the island's places of interest is the cave of Skalia or Daskaleio with its rich decoration. The churches of St. Nicholas at Skalia, an Early Christian basilica at Myrties and the chapel of St. John t Melitzacha are all of interest. There are remains of a medieval fortress at cape Asprounti, known as Kastelli or Palaiokastro. The
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On the southeast side of the island is the most fertile valley, Vathy, with the village of the same name and two hamlets, Metochi and Rina. Neolithic finds have been recovered at Vathy. On the slopes of mount Kyra Psili stands the monastery of the Virgin Kyra Psili and a ruined fortification. In the area between Vathy and Metochi numerous traces of buildings of Classical, Hellenistic and Roman times can be discerned. There is a Postbyzantine church of the Taxiarch (17th century) near Metochi and at Rina, with its charming little
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One of the loveliest beaches on Kalymnos, Masouri (9 km. northwest of Pothia) has developed into a tourist center, that at Myrties (7 km. northwest of Pothia) is fringed by greenery and pretty summer cottages, while the seemingly endless beach at Panormos (5 km. northwest of Pothia) is surrounded by verdant countryside. There are other good beaches to the south of Pothia and at Vlychadia on the south coast there are therapeutic springs. Regular trips are organized from Kalymnos to the nearby islet of Pserimos and from Myrties frequent excursions to Telendos. On both islets there are delightful beaches. Apart from swimming one
 can go fishing or enjoy sea sports off the shores of Kalymnos and there is game in its interior. Accommodation is available in hotels, pensions, rooms or apartments.
Refueling station at Pothia.
Telendos
Just 700 m. off the west coast of Kalymnos, opposite Myrties, is the tiny islet of Telendos with about 90 inhabitants, mainly fishermen who live around its
harbor. Up until the 6th century BC it was joined to Kalymnos and only became an island after the earthquake of 535 BC. On mount Aghios Konstantinos, on its north side, stands a chapel of St. Constantine and a ruined medieval castle. Telendos, which can be reached by caique from Kalymnos, has several lovely beaches on its west shore. A few rooms are available for those wishing to stay here.
Pserimos
A small island southeast of Kalymnos with a population of only 72, it is an idyllic spot for those seeking isolation. Caiques from both Kalymnos and Kos make excursions to the island which has many sandy beaches and lots of yachts drop anchor here. There is a hospice in the monastery of the Virgin and a handful of rooms to let.
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January
2009 Greek Orthodox Calendar |
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1
Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in
Cappadocia
Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Gregory, Bishop of Nanzianzos, Father of Gregory
the Theologian
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2
Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ
Sylvester, Pope of Rome
Cosmas, Archbishop of Constantinople |
3
Saturday before Epiphany
Malachi the Prophet
Gordios the Martyr of Caesarea |
4
Sunday before Epiphany
Synaxis of the 70 Holy Apostles
Theoctistos the Righteous of Sicily |
5
Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ
Martyrs Theopemptos and Theonas
Righteous Syncletiki of Alexandria
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6
The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ
Theophan the Recluse |
7
Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet,
Baptist, & Forerunner
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ |
8
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ
George the Chozebite
Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople |
9
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ
Polyeuctos the Martyr of Meletine in Armenia
Eustratios the Wonderworker |
10
Saturday after Epiphany
Gregory of Nyssa
Dometian, Bishop of Melitene |
11
Sunday after Epiphany
Righteous Theodosios the Cenobiarch
Vitalis of Gaza |
12
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ
Tatiana the Martyr of Rome
Martyr Mertios |
13
Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ
Hermylos & Stratonikos the Martyrs at Belgrade
Maximos the Righteous of Kapsokalyvia, Mount
Athos
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14
Leavetaking of the Theophany of Our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ
The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raitho
Agnes the Virgin-martyr |
15
John the Cave Dweller
Paul of Thebes
Pansophios the Martyr of Alexandria |
16
Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious
Chains
Righteous Hierodeacon Makarios of Kalogeras |
17
Anthony the Great
Anthony the New of the Berropas Skete
George the New Martyr of Ioannina |
18
12th Sunday of Luke
Athanasios & Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria
Zenia the Martyr |
19
Makarios the Great of Egypt
Mark, Bishop of Ephesus
Arsenios, Metropolitan of Kerkyra |
20
Righteous Euthymios the Great
Zacharias the New Martyr of Patra |
21
Maximos the Confessor
Neophytos the Martyr of Nicaea |
22
Timothy the Apostle of the 70
Anastasios, the Persian Righteous Monk-martyr |
23
Clement the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Ancyra
Agathangelos the Martyr
Righteous Father Dionysius of Olympus
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Saturday of the 15th Week
Xenia, Deaconess of Rome
Vavylas the Holy Martyr |
25
15th Sunday of Luke
Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of
Constantinople |
26
17th Monday after Pentecost
Xenophon & his Companions
Symeon the Elder of Mount Sinai |
27
Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople
Peter the Righteous of Egypt
Demetrios the New Martyr of Constantinople
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28
Ephraim the Syrian
Isaac the Syrian, Bishop of Ninevah
James the Righteous |
29
Removal of the Relics of Ignatios the
God-bearer
Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev Caves |
30
Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the
Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom
Hippolytos, Pope of Rome
Athanasia the Martyr & her 3 daughters
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31
Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
Holy Women Martyrs Theodote, Theoktiste and
Eudoxia
Our Righteous Father Arsenius of Parus |
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