Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas The struggle of the enslaved Greeks against their ruthless rulers, the Ottoman Turks, officially started on the 25th of March 1821 in the monastery of Hagia Lavra, Kalavryta. Germanos, the bishop of Paleon Patron, raised the banner of the revolution and blessed the arms of the captains of the revolting Greeks. […] The post The 25th of March, 1821–Greek Independence Day appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
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