Greek Culture Min on Chora Church: Its value is comparable to that of Hagia Sophia
25. August 2020 - 17:04
“It is an affront to the world cultural heritage that a museum, such as the Chora Church since 1958, has been converted into an Islamic mosque,” Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said in a statement: -The Chora Church is one of the most important Byzantine monuments. It is a church in Chora, which for the Byzantines, was the area outside the walls, whose first phase dates back to the 6th century. The second phase dates back to the 9th century, and, finally, the church as it stands today in the 11th and 12th century AD. The mosaics of the Chora Church and its frescoes and hagiographies are a unique work of art.
Criticism from Austrian media in Turkey due to conversion of Chora Church
25. August 2020 - 17:15
Various articles on websites of several Austrian media comment on the conversion of the Chora Church in Constantinople into a mosque by decree of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “Some weeks after the controversial conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, the former Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora (Kariye Museum) in Constantinople was converted into a mosque. The building which was declared a museum in the 1940s will open for Islamic prayer, under “a decree issued by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday,” the Austrian public broadcaster (ORF) said on its website.
Most of the temples that were built in Pontus, have become mosques today
20. August 2020 - 23:34
Today, like in the last two millennia, temples are being built to glorify the Creator, but also to alleviate the pain of our hearts as Christians, seeking even a small understanding of life through the Holy Spirit. Temples were once built in Pontus, where prayers, Divine Liturgies, baptisms and funeral services were held. As history would have it, the Greek ancestors were expelled.
Most of the temples that were built in Pontus, have become mosques today
20. August 2020 - 23:34 Today, like in the last two millennia, temples are being built to glorify the Creator, but also to alleviate the pain of our hearts as Christians, seeking even a small understanding of life through the Holy Spirit. Temples were once built in Pontus, where prayers, Divine Liturgies, baptisms and funeral services were held. As history would have it, the Greek ancestors were expelled.
Call for Christians to return home to Iraq
14. August 2020 - 21:44
The Iraqi Prime Minister has called on Christians to return home to Iraq after the defeat of the so-called Islamic State.The Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) reported that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said with the defeat of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq, Iraqi Christian immigrants should return home.
