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The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. [2] [3] It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. [4]
Roman Catholic Church. Major shrine. Church of St Kyriaki, Istanbul. Feast. 7 July. Patronage. patron of Servia, Greece. Saint Kyriaki ( Greek: Αγία Κυριακή; Bulgarian: Света Неделя / Sveta Nedelya ), also known as Saint Kyriaki the Great Martyr ( Greek: Αγία Κυριακή η Μεγαλομάρτυς ), is a Christian ...
Santorini caldera is a large, mostly submerged caldera, located in the southern Aegean Sea, 120 kilometers north of Crete in Greece. Visible above water is the circular Santorini island group, consisting of Santorini (classic Greek Thera ), the main island, Therasia and Aspronisi at the periphery, and the Kameni islands at the center.
But for many of Santorini's 20,000 permanent residents, the once idyllic island of quaint villages and pristine beaches has been ruined by mass tourism. Greece's Santorini bursts with tourists as ...
Oriental Orthodoxy. Western Christianity. Canonized. Pre-Congregation. Feast. September 29 (Eastern Orthodox) [ 1] November 10 (Coptic Orthodox) January 21 (Armenian Apostolic) Kyriakos the Anchorite (also known as Cyriacus the Hermit) ( Greek: Ὅσιος Κυριακός ὁ Ἀναχωρητής, Hosios Kyriakos ho Anachōrētēs) was born ...
After this point the exact course of Makurian Christianity is much disputed. It is clear that by c. 710 Makuria had become officially Coptic and loyal to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria; [222] the king of Makuria became the defender of the patriarch of Alexandria, occasionally intervening militarily to protect him, as Kyriakos did in 722 ...
In 2011, Santorini was voted as "The World's Best Island" in Travel + Leisure. [265] Its neighboring island Mykonos, came in fifth in the European category. [265] There are 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Greece, [266] and Greece is ranked 17th in the world in total sites. Thirteen further sites are on the tentative list, awaiting nomination ...
Mastic, an aromatic, ivory-coloured plant resin, is grown on the Aegean island of Chios . Greek cuisine uses some flavorings more often than other Mediterranean cuisines do, namely oregano, mint, garlic, onion, dill, cumin, and bay laurel leaves. Other common herbs and spices include basil, thyme and fennel seed.