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Showing posts with label Kazantzakis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kazantzakis. Show all posts
17 June 2026

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος,
‘Freedom or Death’,
an irreversible binomial

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The nine blue and white stripes of the Greek flag represent the nine syllables of the rallying cry Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (‘Eleftheria i Thana...
29 November 2025

Daily prayer in the Kingdom Season:
29, Saturday 29 November 2025

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‘The cross is the only path to resurrection. There is no other path’ (Nikos Kazantzakis) … the grave of Kazantzakis on the Martinengo Bastio...
29 July 2025

Greece pays tribute
to the composer
Mikis Theodorakis on
his 100th birthday

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‘My whole life is close to you’ … today celebrated the 100th birthday of the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis Patrick Comerford Today ma...
25 May 2025

Four more churches in
Iraklion that have survived
earthquakes and Venetian
and Turkish rule in Crete

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Four churches in Iraklion (from top left): Aghios Andreas, beneath the Martinengo Bastion; Saint Mark’s Basilica facing onto Lions Square; A...
12 May 2025

Every Greek city seems to
need at least two big
football clubs: look at
Iraklion’s OFI and Ergotelis

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The Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium, also known as Ergotelis Stadium or Martinengo Stadium, is the traditional home of Ergotelis in Iraklion (Phot...
04 May 2025

The Byzantine Church of
Saint Matthew of the Sinaites
in Iraklion and a unique
collection of icons in Crete

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The Byzantine Church of Saint Matthew of the Sinaites in the old city in Iraklion (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2025) Patrick Comerford ...