{"id":7623,"date":"2022-09-20T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/22627230891.thesite.link\/?page_id=7623"},"modified":"2022-10-04T18:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:26:32","slug":"%ce%bc%ce%b7%cf%84%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%af%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%ba%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%ba%cf%8d%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%82-%ce%b1%ce%b8%ce%b7%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/en\/%ce%bc%ce%b7%cf%84%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%af%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%ba%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%ba%cf%8d%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%82-%ce%b1%ce%b8%ce%b7%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%cf%8c%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan of Corfu Athenagoras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7623\" class=\"elementor elementor-7623\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce6fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce6fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-047e94b\" data-id=\"047e94b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbc6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebbc6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"1143\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-768x1143.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-1032x1536.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-1376x2048.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-415x617.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-650x967.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1-250x372.jpg 250w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Portrait of Metropolitan Athenagoras of Corfu. Spyros Gaoutsis Collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cf274e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cf274e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ac8485\" data-id=\"2ac8485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e6051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99e6051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00a8bf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00a8bf2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729999d\" data-id=\"729999d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d817c elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d817c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">Metropolitan of Corfu Athenagoras was born Aristocles Spyrou on 25 March \/ 6 April 1886 in Vasiliko, Epirus (former Tsaraplana) and enrolled in 1903 at the Theological School of Halki. He graduated in 1910 and became a monk. In 1919, he became Archdeacon and Secretary of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens. In 1922, he became Secretary of the \u201cPan-clerical Orthodox Clergy Union\u201d, a movement of celibate clericals who supported Venizelos\u2019 Liberal Party.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33812cf\" data-id=\"33812cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d67039d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d67039d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f83b3da\" data-id=\"f83b3da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b0928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08b0928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78f6063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78f6063\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d3084\" data-id=\"54d3084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e9c04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">In December of the same year, while still a Deacon, he was ordained Presbyter and was elected Metropolitan of Corfu. It is said that when his election was announced, he met his competitor, Theokletos Legakis, a priest in the palace, who said to him jokingly: \u201cYou stole my fianc\u00e9e\u201d, to which Athenagoras replied: \u201cI didn\u2019t steal her. She was alone and I accepted her\u201d. On 22 December, he was ordained a Bishop at the Metropolitan church of Athens and in February 1923, he became Metropolitan of Corfu. His answer to the addresses of the representatives of the Corfiot society, during his ordainment, was the following: \u201cI was appointed to the Metropolitan see of Corfu, which many predecessors honoured and I assumed the spiritual guidance of the noble Corfiot people, whose hospitality, culture and so many other merits date back to the Paeacians, and I consider myself privileged, but I am also determined to dedicate my powers to benefit these people that God entrusted to me\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9107b90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9107b90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-824a6d1\" data-id=\"824a6d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49adf7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49adf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5beea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5beea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a32a029\" data-id=\"a32a029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bceaf31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bceaf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-300x166.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-1536x851.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-2048x1134.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-415x230.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-650x360.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-2-250x138.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Card with a handwritten note by Metropolitan Athenagoras. Philharmonic Society \"Mantzaros\" Archive.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad4045c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad4045c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ccc608\" data-id=\"5ccc608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2eac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b2eac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6afc166 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6afc166\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469ef76\" data-id=\"469ef76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d10e31b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d10e31b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63a5a61\" data-id=\"63a5a61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a203cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a203cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He demonstrated a multifaceted missionary, organisational, and publishing work in his new mission. A leader and a hard worker, he sought to have good relations with the Catholic Church, and his meetings with the Catholic Archbishop Leonardos Prindesis (1919-1940) are well known. He also cultivated relations with the Jewish, the Armenian, and the Anglican communities of the island and offered aid and care to the refugees from Asia Minor, Armenia, and Pontus, who had settled in Corfu. This \u201cphysically tireless and spiritual giant\u201d, as he was called because of his imposing stature, cared for the education of his clergy, establishing an Ecclesiastical School and a Seminary, as well as a Boarding School named \u201cCorfiot School\u201d, providing the opportunity to many children from Northern Epirus to stay in Corfu and study.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dbc458\" data-id=\"3dbc458\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1964660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1964660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The introduction of the harmonium in the church of Saint Spyridon and in other churches is also his work (there had been another effort in the past). His initiative to publish a religious journal named \u201cSaint Spyridon\u201d was also significant. Its content was both theological and scientific. However, its circulation was suspended after Athenagoras\u2019 departure from Corfu. His initiative to re-establish the \u201cSaint Spyridon Charity Society\u201d, presided by the Metropolitan, is also considered important. Among other things, he contributed significantly to the development of the Corfiot Scouts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff3828d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff3828d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c8bad\" data-id=\"22c8bad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8167131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8167131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70fdd59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70fdd59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-804c28e\" data-id=\"804c28e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59c837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c59c837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-763x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-768x1031.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-1144x1536.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-415x557.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-650x873.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3-250x336.jpg 250w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-3.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Article written by Metropolitan Athenagoras in the (...) issue of the monthly magazine Proskopiki Zoi (Scout Life) published by the 2nd group of Scouts of Corfu. Regional Corfu Scouting Association Archive.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e99863c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e99863c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e19ea63\" data-id=\"e19ea63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac458c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac458c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd82e1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd82e1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-127a420\" data-id=\"127a420\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299142e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299142e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athenagoras stood by the refugees that arrived in Corfu after the collapse of the Asia Minor front and his stance on the last day of August and in September 1923, during the bombardment and the short-lived occupation of the island by the Italian fleet was important.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">For the Tellini episode and the bombardment of Corfu in August 1923 by the Italians see the special tribute<a href=\"http:\/\/22627230891.thesite.link\/?page_id=7517\" target=\"_self\"><b>here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd5b223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd5b223\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b33ac30\" data-id=\"b33ac30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d05b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d05b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dface89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dface89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82178c6\" data-id=\"82178c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a138e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a138e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">The then Protosyncellus of the Metropolis, Archmandrite Chrysanthos Politis wrote: \u201cMetropolitan Athenagoras then showed unparalleled bravery and self-denial. On the day of their arrival, he went to the docks of Saint Nicholas of the Baths, below the Metropolis. Amidst the bombs that were falling all over the ramparts of the Old Fortress, this both physical and mental giant, the imposing, the tireless and full of love and philanthropist Metropolitan of Corfu and Paxos Athenagoras, got on a boat and boarded the Admiral\u2019s battleship, and protested strongly for this unfair attack against unarmed families, especially the refugees that were staying in the Old Fortress. When he returned, he took care of the orphans and the other relatives of those killed in the bombardment\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-068585d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"068585d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddae806\" data-id=\"ddae806\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961a671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"961a671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b97924e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b97924e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a80be6\" data-id=\"1a80be6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239f500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"239f500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-715x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-415x595.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-650x931.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4-250x358.jpg 250w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS_4.jpg 1326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Newspaper Eleftheros Logos (8 September 1923). Spyros Gaoutsis Collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cbe15f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cbe15f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b14a069\" data-id=\"b14a069\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba7e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ba7e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e28a05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e28a05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfdfa9d\" data-id=\"bfdfa9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a58c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a58c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">Chronicles of those days state that, holding a white flag, he asked to board the flagship of the Italian fleet and said to Solari in French: \u201cSir, Admiral, we all thought that you were a philhellene and a friend of Corfu, because we know you personally, but your cannons killed civilian refugees, women and children. You have committed an unprecedented crime, Admiral\u201d. Solari replied: \u201cYour Eminence, you must believe that I was executing my government\u2019s order and as a military man I was obliged to obey\u201d.  Talks followed to cease cannon fire and to transfer the injured to the hospital.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">The accounts of his contacts with the Italian commander of the island, Admiral Diego Simonetti are also striking: In the first issue of the YMCA Bulletin, circulated in May 1929, it is written: \u201cWhat is unforgettable, what should always remain in the Corfiot souls is the patriotic stance of our Reverent Father, during the Italian occupation. And the historic answer he gave to the Italian commander of the island, Admiral Simoneti, when he was invited by him the day after the bombardment.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- I am pleased to make your acquaintance, said the Admiral.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">- I am very pleased too, answered our Pastor. However, this does not prevent me from protesting strongly against the exploits of your fleet yesterday. Which Corfiot soul would not be moved and agitated, pondering over all this?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eea5613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eea5613\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09541a3\" data-id=\"09541a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f24281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f24281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10da16c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10da16c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17585ab\" data-id=\"17585ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345f7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"345f7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-783x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-1174x1536.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-1565x2048.jpg 1565w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-415x543.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-650x850.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-5-250x327.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bulletin of the YMCA of Corfu, vol.1 (01\/05\/1929). The Corfu Reading Society Archive.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f00209d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f00209d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5c2209\" data-id=\"e5c2209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a954c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a954c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cbf6bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cbf6bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3f3222\" data-id=\"a3f3222\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5db62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5db62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">However, his concern for the refugees was not limited to this tragic event. His presence to the soup kitchens and the various events was daily, and so were his instructions to the priests of the Metropolis, to provide all kinds of assistance. Besides, he was particularly dear to the refugees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49eab4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49eab4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2053e13\" data-id=\"2053e13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd575f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2fd575f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52dc29d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52dc29d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccf86b6\" data-id=\"ccf86b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dee2d9e\" data-id=\"dee2d9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97aebb2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"97aebb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-testimonial-wrapper{overflow:hidden;text-align:center}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-content{font-size:1.3em;margin-bottom:20px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-name{line-height:1.5;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-job{font-size:.85em;display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta{width:100%;line-height:1}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta-inner{display:inline-block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta .elementor-testimonial-image img{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;max-width:none}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-image{padding-right:15px}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside .elementor-testimonial-details{text-align:left}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-details,.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{display:block}.elementor-testimonial-wrapper .elementor-testimonial-meta.elementor-testimonial-image-position-top .elementor-testimonial-image{margin-bottom:20px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"I should mention that my family always talked about the great personality of the then Metropolitan Bishop of Corfu Athenagoras, later of America and finally Patriarch of Constantinople, who was always supportive to the refugees, and they called him 'our father'.\"\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Ioannis (Yiagos) Kalaitzoglou, second generation descendant, Corfu (Megalochori Sille &amp; Aydincik, Silifke),Corfu 2022 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">The Corfu Reading Society Archive.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c67170b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c67170b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4f730\" data-id=\"fa4f730\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0156246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0156246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-726c197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"726c197\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72cb740\" data-id=\"72cb740\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab037b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab037b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">As one of his later closest collaborators, the theologist, writer and professor Aristeides Panotis notes: \u201cHowever, the refugee issue in Corfu took a different turn after the transport to the island, of the \u2018Greek-Orthodox hostages\u2019 from Cilicia in the fall of 1924. West of the Zamant\u0131 river and Antitavros (Alada\u011flar) and south of Caesarea (Kayseri), in Prokopi (\u00dcrg\u00fcp), Ni\u011fde, and Farasa (\u00c7aml\u0131ca) and their seaports, Tarsus and Mersin that are across Ceryneia (Girne) in Cyprus, the British prevented the refugee flow there, as they feared the strengthening of the Greek Cypriots\u201d. Many were transferred to Corfu, under the most difficult conditions. Metropolitan Athenagoras gave instructions and organised soup kitchens daily in the parish churches of the town and the villages throughout the island. \u201cOf those benefited by his soup kitchens, he was impressed by a group of refugees, who went to the Cathedral led by an old man, Reverent Priestmonk Arsenios, and presided by the chanter, who went to thank him for his interest. The Metropolitan had served when he was young in the multiracial Upper Macedonia (North Macedonia) as archdeacon and educator and was known for his congeniality and his kindness to his visitors. In fact, he told me that many people went to \u2018look into his eyes\u2019 and it seems that his eyes inspired trust, understanding, and sociability to the others. The humble presence of their spiritual guide, Father Arsenios, moved Athenagoras who wanted to better approach the religious and patriotic strength of these Cappadocians. Thus, the arrival of the Farasians in October 1924 in Corfu, was special, because they were a rare example of an ecclesiastical society of Greek refugees from the heart of Asia Minor. But their elder, Father Arsenios had suffered greatly during his journey from Mersin to Corfu and had foreseen that he would live in Greece for 40 days, because of the hardships he had endured on this migration journey, and he was literally fragile. At the end of October, he fell ill and was admitted to the Hospital of Corfu, in order to receive proper medical care. He passed away at the age of 84, on 10 November 1924 and was buried at the Municipal Cemetery of Corfu\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">Athenagoras never forgot his roots and his relations with his homeland - Vasiliko in Thesprotia - but also Konitsa, his mother\u2019s homeland. Perhaps this is the reason he intervened and acted for the relocation of many refugees in neighbouring Epirus. In 1925, the general scheme for the rehabilitation of the refugees in their final settlement places commenced, and it seems that Athenagoras communicated with the Metropolitan of Konitsa Vasileios Papachristou, asking him to see to the settlement of the refugees from Farasa in Konitsa.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">Athenagoras\u2019 tenure in Corfu was marked by many more significant events. His contribution to the change of ownership status of the Church of Saint Spyridon and of his holy relic, which was finally completed in 1967, was important. On 22 May 1930, he received in Corfu, the Metropolitan of Paramythia, Filiates, Giromeri and Parga Athenagoras Eleftheriou, to whom he delivered, in a glorious ceremony and in the presence of political and military authorities, the holy relics from Parga, which had been kept in Corfu since the sale of Parga by the British to Ali Pasha of Ioannina and the expatriation of the Pargians to Corfu, on Good Friday, 15 April 1819.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e58b81c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e58b81c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea02d34\" data-id=\"ea02d34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1044af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1044af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb32e28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb32e28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de41980\" data-id=\"de41980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bd182 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75bd182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"527\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-6-527x580.jpg\" class=\"attachment-loquet-museum-3 size-loquet-museum-3\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan of Corfu with the French Consul Panagiotis Giotopoulos. The Corfu Reading Society Archive.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7ff587 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7ff587\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ec0792\" data-id=\"6ec0792\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcc7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0dcc7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63d490f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63d490f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e0fb86\" data-id=\"5e0fb86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6aa7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e6aa7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">In July 1930, he represented the Church of Greece at the Anglican Conference in Lambeth, and on 13 August 1930, he was elected, Archbishop of North and South America by the Holy Synod. The Ecumenical Patriarchate recognising that with his patient and modest personality, he could achieve compromises, elected him on 12 August 1930 Archbishop of America in the hope that he could eliminate the division that the National Schism had brought about in the expatriates. His tenure at the U.S.A. was very prolific and his personal relationships with the Presidents Roosevelt and Truman proved crucial both for the Greek national issues and the Cristian Orthodox Church issues.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">Through a series of behind-the-scenes activities and in a highly unstable climate, the Permanent Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 1 November 1948, elected Athenagoras Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome, inaugurating a significant period for the Ecumenical Throne and its relations with the rest of the world and the heterodox churches. The strengthening of the mission in the interior, the reorganisation of the Theological School of Halki, the strengthening of relations with the Patriarchates and the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, the organisation of the orthodox communities abroad, the establishment of the Patriarchal Foundation for Patristic Studies in Vlatades Monastery in Thessalonica, the Orthodox Centre of Chamb\u00e9sy in Geneva, and the Orthodox Academy of Crete, are some more achievements during his pastoral work. A bitter aspect in his work was the events of September 1955, when the Turkish mob proceeded to the extensive destruction of churches, schools, houses, and shops of the Greek community, forcing a large part of them to abandon their homes once and for all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0271772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0271772\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea4bcc\" data-id=\"6ea4bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f45b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22f45b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08b8498 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08b8498\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd620\" data-id=\"2fdd620\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7c084 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f7c084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-765x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-768x1027.png 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-415x555.png 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-650x870.png 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA-250x334.png 250w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORASEXTRA.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Letter of the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras to Dr. Dimitrios Goussis from Lefkimmi (10\/12\/1948).  A. D. Gousis Family Archive.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d91a3fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d91a3fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dba0c1a\" data-id=\"dba0c1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d616330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d616330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1b277a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1b277a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e245b50\" data-id=\"e245b50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168e0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168e0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June and July 1963, Athenagoras visited Mount Athos, on the occasion of the celebration for the one thousand years from the establishment of the Athonite State. From there, he went to Faliro, setting off on a great tour to Athens, Rhode, Karpathos, Crete, in regions of Macedonia, Epirus and his birthplace, Vasiliko in Pogoni, but also in Corfu, were he was welcomed with celebrations by the Royal Family of Greece in the palace of Mon Repos, by representatives of the State, the Municipality, the Church and by hundreds of Corfiots, who poured into the streets to welcome their \u2018Corfiot\u2019 Patriarch.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c53ab8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c53ab8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19541b1\" data-id=\"19541b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109b476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"109b476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4764a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4764a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-003d5f2\" data-id=\"003d5f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc80c3\" data-id=\"fdc80c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e80c59 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e80c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-1024x706.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-2048x1413.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-415x286.jpg 415w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-650x448.jpg 650w, https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-7-250x172.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras to the Town Hall of Corfu. The Mayors Kallas and Zafeiropoulos, the Metropolitans of Corfu and Rhodes, as well as the Catholic Archbishop. Spyros Gaoutsis Collection.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2014d5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2014d5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6832f2\" data-id=\"a6832f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8075ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8075ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef4b42e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef4b42e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be6c313\" data-id=\"be6c313\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09226a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09226a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-935dbbc\" data-id=\"935dbbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac95c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fac95c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">One of his most important contributions, during his tenure as a Patriarch, was his active participation in the Bilateral Ecumenical Dialogue, in collaboration with two Catholic Primates, Pope John XXIII, and mainly Pope Paul VI, whom he first met on 5 January 1964, on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, inaugurating a series of historical meetings that led to the establishment of a committee for the promotion of dialogue between the two Christian churches, which despite the problems and the difficulties, continues to this day. The result of these meetings was the lifting of the so-called anathemas that had led, in 1054, in the Great Schism between Eastern and Western Churches, but also the beginning of the process of rapprochement, the elimination of prejudices, and unity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db5c1a7\" data-id=\"db5c1a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35321e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35321e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\" translation-block\">On 28 June 1972, Patriarch Athenagoras suffered a severe femur fracture. Although his doctors advised him to go to Vienna, he refused. His health deteriorated and he died on 7 July 1972. He was buried in Istanbul.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b148fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b148fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb7df68\" data-id=\"fb7df68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61deb0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"61deb0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f425 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa8f425\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa115a\" data-id=\"1fa115a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869a715 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"869a715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-8.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-8-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a0\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039c\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03c4\u03b7 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u0391\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1 \u0392\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac (1927). \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0395\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u039a\u03b5\u03c1\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Portrait of Metropolitan Athenagoras by Andreas Vranas (1927). 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Spyros Gaoutsis Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-12.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/refugees-to-ionio1922.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ATHINAGORAS-12-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\u039f \u039c\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u039b\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd \u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0391\u03b3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a3\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd\u03b1. \u0399\u03b4\u03b9\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03a3\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u0393\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03b7.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Metropolitan Athenagoras at a Litany of the holy tabernacle of Saint Spyridon. 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