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Funerals held for victims in suicide bomb attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Syria
Funerals were held on Tuesday for victims of a suicide bomb attack on a church in Syria at the weekend that killed at least ...
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Greece to Exempt Rabbis and Orthodox Jewish Tourists from Ban on Beards
A spokesman for the embassy of Greece said today that rabbis and Orthodox Jews wearing beards — if they can prove they are not “beatniks” — will be exempted from the newly-announced Greek ...
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Orthodox priest shouts 'Pope, you are a heretic' at Francis in Athens
An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted "Pope, you are a heretic" as Pope Francis was entering the Orthodox Archbishopric in Athens on Saturday and was taken away by police, a reminder of the ...
Greek Reporter24y
Father Dimitrios: The Orthodox Monk Who Was a British Spy
The story of Father Dimitrios, a British spy disguised as an Orthodox monk in pre-World War II Greece, is a fascinating ...
al.com15y
The jewel of Malbis - al.com
KATE MERCER/Staff PhotographerWhen Jason Malbis, a former Greek Orthodox monk, immigrated to America and bought thousands of acres in Baldwin County in 1906, he founded Malbis plantation. Among ...
The New York Times1y
Striftopites Maximize the Best Parts of Spanakopita - The New York Times
A welcome addition to the Greek Orthodox table at Easter, striftopites get their extra-satisfying bite from a high phyllo-to-filling ratio. By Brian Levy Lovers of Greek phyllo pies know that ...
The Pueblo Chieftain8y
1,500-year-old tradition comes to Pueblo Orthodox churches
Followers of the Orthodox Church have celebrated the annual "Miracle of the Holy Fire" for more than 1,500 years. The Greek Orthodox Patriarch enters the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem … ...
Chicago Sun-Times1y
Greek Orthodox monk and his velomobile on Chicago streets are attracting gawkers - Chicago Sun-Times
It's a velomobile, and the man behind the wheel is Greek Orthodox monk Father Ephraim, ... His salt-and-pepper beard is Gandalf-long. And he speaks softly, ...
The Asian Age11y
Mystics & beards | Mystics & beards - The Asian Age
You can have a beard without belonging to any religion. Down the ages, only religious people, ... At least, the wise men of Islam, Judaism and Greek Orthodox Christianity did so.
Westender15d
OBITUARY – BILL DIACOS, A VIRTUOUS MAN IN A WORLD OF TOXIC MASCULINITY
Bill Diacos was married to my wife Ange’s cousin Val. For many years we lived in the same street and used to visit each other ...
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On Pope’s visit to Athens, Greek Orthodox priest shouts ‘Pope, you are a heretic’ - South China Morning Post
An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted “Pope, you are a heretic” as Pope Francis was entering the Orthodox Archbishopric in Athens on Saturday and was taken away by police, a reminder of the ...
Sydney Morning Herald1y
Are beards still in fashion?: It’s time to take a razor to all the facial hair I have known - The Sydney Morning Herald
And my beard makes me look more like Yasser Arafat or a Greek Orthodox priest than a great man of Greco-Roman history. My last attempt had a heavier moustache, and the white, grey and blackish ...