The Exodus Procession of blessed Emmanuel Manolakis was performed by the Metropolitan of Arkalochoritranslated

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos, Mr. Andreas, went on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, to the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Stirona Monofatsi, where he performed the exodus of the late Emmanuel Manolakis. Blessed Emmanuel was crushed by the tractor he was driving during agricultural work.

The Reverend Pastor expressed his humane consolation to the bereaved family of the deceased and wished the Lord of life and death to place him in the land of the living.

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Ирина Андреева

It's a shame that Emmanuel Manolakis died on a tractor while working. In Yaroslavl, our neighbor on the farm also recently broke his neck on a tractor when he was hastily driving into the field. May God rest his soul.

Митко Ангеловски

I feel sorry for Emmanuel. It is tragic to be crushed by your own tractor while you are working in the fields. May God give him peace and may the family find comfort.

Paula López

What a shame about Emmanuel Manolakis, crushed by his own tractor while working in the field. May the Lord give eternal rest and comfort to his family in this sudden pain.

George Wright

Tragic way to go, getting crushed by your own tractor out in the fields like that. May God grant Emmanuel rest and real comfort to his family in Arkalochori.

Билјана Николовска

I'm sorry too, Mitko. Just like that, in his field, with his tractor - a man cannot believe it. May God forgive him and may his family have the strength to continue.

Игор Стојановски

That's right, Mitko, a man works with the land all his life, and in the end it takes him. I remember how Emmanuel boasted last year at the fair in Manojlia that his tractor was "like a member of the family". May his memory be eternal.

Владо Ристески

I'm sorry too, Mitko. I remember how Emmanuel brought us tomatoes from his field every year for the church service in Tetovo, the man was hardworking to the bone. May God grant him eternal rest.

Јасмина Стојановска

I'm sorry too, Biljana. Right in his field, with his tractor - one wonders how such things happen. May God grant him peace, and may the family find comfort in faith.

Марко Николовски

That's right, Igor, that joke of his about the tractor as a member of the family is spinning in my head. Unfortunately, the man fought with the earth all his life, and in the end it received him so rudely. May his memory be eternal and may God rest him in peace.

Peter Clark

Tragic accident indeed, especially out there doing farm work like he probably did for years. May his memory be eternal. George, do you know if his family has a parish connection in the area?

Магдалена Ристеска

Yes, Vlado, I also remember those tomatoes – always ripe and fragrant, as if he picked them with a prayer. The man was really a hard worker, I'm sorry it ended that way. May his memory be eternal.

Michael Young

Tragic for sure, George. I drove trucks past fields like that for years and always figured those old tractors were accidents waiting to happen if you’re alone. Hope his family has some support from the local parish there in Arkalochori.

Митко Ангеловски

Yes, Igor, I remember that joke of his from the fair. I'm sorry it ended that way, especially with two sons left without a father. May his memory be eternal.

Helen Campbell

Tragic way to go, especially on the tractor he’d probably driven a thousand times. I don’t know the family personally, but the article says the funeral was at the Dormition church in Steironas, so they must have some tie there. May his memory be eternal.

Irene Wilson

Tragic indeed, Helen. My cousin in Crete lost a neighbour the same way a few years back; those old tractors can tip so easily on uneven ground. The Dormition church in Steironas has been the family parish for generations, so at least he was brought home to familiar ground. Memory eternal.

David Scott

Tragic way to go, those old tractors are death traps on a slope. My uncle nearly flipped one last summer near Heraklion doing the same olive work. Memory eternal for Emmanuel.

Paul Davis

Tragic indeed, David. Those old tractors have no rollover protection at all. My cousin in Crete lost a neighbour the exact same way two years back. Memory eternal.