A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was felt shortly before noon in the western Peloponnese regional units of Ilia and Messinia The National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics reported that the epicenter of the tremor was located four kilometers west-northwest of the village of Giannitsochori “This is a tremor that is not a matter of concern Recently there has been a series of seismic vibrations in the area but it is a completely common phenomenon,” seismologist Vasilis Papazachos told Katherimini Greece lies in one of the world’s most seismically active areas fatalities and major damage are rare occurrences Enter your information below to receive our weekly newsletters with the latest insights opinion pieces and current events straight to your inbox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the Holy Trisagion performed by the Great Protosyncellus Theodore today for the repose of the soul of the late Zacharo Anastasiadou The Trisagion was attended by the Hierarchs of the Throne and many faithful and pilgrims from America The Ecumenical Patriarch had visited the private clinic in Athens Photos: Nikos Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate On the occasion of the feast of the Church of Saint George the Great Martyr in Knjaževac On the eve of the conclave that will begin on Wednesday to elect a new Pope The annual graduation ceremony of the Patriarchal Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (PTOTA) was held at the Cultural Centre of.. Archbishop Makarios of Australia will be conferred the title of Honorary Doctor by both the Department of Theology and.. The Vatican announced on Monday that all telephone communication within its territory will be suspended during the upcoming conclave.. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered the keynote address at the International Scientific Conference “Restarting from Nicaea:.. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the funeral of the late Zacharo Anastasiadou at the Holy Church of Saint George in their village Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos presided over the Funeral Service and at the end of which spoke moving words for the late Zacharo conveying the warm condolences of all those who were joined there in prayer to the Ecumenical Patriarch representing Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece Elder Metropolitan Dimitrios of Princes’ Islands Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos and Bishop Paisios of Xanthoupolis clergy from the Patriarchal Court along with The Protosyncellus Archimandrite Theodoros Abbess Iakovi of the Holy Hesychastic Monastery of the Forerunner St John the Baptist Akritochori the Consul General of Greece in Constantinople Georgia Soultanopoulou on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece which was transferred on Monday to Imbros from Athens was taken to the ancestral home of the Archontonis family in which people were able to come and pay their last respects This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Another esteemed citizen and member of the Greek Community has been claimed by COVID-19 aged 69 and without any underlying health conditions passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday afternoon sending his family and fellow Greek Australians into mourning “It was all so sudden,” his son Spiros “On 4 January he was admitted to hospital and a few days later in the ICU our father did not manage to come back from it We cannot accept that he left so quickly.” Corfu-born Bill Kardamitsis emigrated to Australia in 1969 He was a successful businessman and involved with several ventures in different industries His absence will undoubtedly be deeply felt Mr Kardamitsis made a significant contribution to the community as a founding member of the Greek Orthodox Parish Of The Presentation Of Our Lord in Coburg President of the Association of Communities and Parishes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese John’s College and was instrumental in the development of St Basil’s Home for the Aged He was also involved and supportive of other community causes such as Hellas South Melbourne Football Club Mr Kardamitsis was a popular and respected Labor candidate whose ties to Greece ruled him ineligible for parliament in a key High Court decision 25 years ago who contested the Victorian seat of Wills at a 1992 by-election had said: “I thought the moment I became an Australian citizen and swore my allegiance to the Queen — I thought that was it” When Mr Kardamitsis’ doctors deemed his condition irreversible his close family members were allowed to visit him one last time hundreds of close friends as well as personalities from the worlds of local politics have taken to social media to express their condolences and commend his endless support and timeless contribution to the community Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent condolences to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Thursday We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Your Holiness’ late sister Zacharo Anastasiadou We express our deepest condolences and entreat our Lord Jesus Christ who conquered death to give rest to the soul of His servant Zacharo in the light May her memory be eternal from generation to generation The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was too small to be felt by people Zacharo has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.2 and 7 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0 There were also 23 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel The strongest earthquake in Zacharo in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.2 and occurred 6 hours ago: Mag. 3.2 earthquake Ionian Sea - Western Greece, Greece - writeAge(1746520193)A light magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in the Ionian Sea near Zakynthos island The quake had a very shallow depth of 25 km (16 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) which has been visiting our country in recent hours creating an explosive cocktail for residents Meteorologists recommend patience with the phenomenon estimated to gradually leave us on Wednesday The situation in Messinia and especially in the city of Kalamata is suffocating The situation is also difficult in areas of Ilia as can be seen from images in the port of Katakolon the beach of Karouta and the area of Zacharo Landscape in the fog and in Chania with the African dust being intense and the atmosphere suffocating today the temperature in the city exceeded 35 degrees Celsius Crete and the Peloponnese are particularly affected by the wave of dust transport from the Sahara while high concentrations are also in Attica as the Director of Research of the Athens Observatory It is typical of the situation in Crete that yesterday concentrations of 300 micrograms of dust per cubic meter of air were recorded Concentrations dropped overnight to around 50 micrograms 430 micrograms were already recorded and the trend was still upwards See Also  Italian research team claim exact location of Plato’s burial site ‘From the night the dust will start to clear from the mainland of Greece and from tomorrow at noon the Peloponnese and Crete will also clear,’ says Lagovardos noting that tomorrow this episode of African dust transport is expected to end Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr