The memory of the Macedonian fighter Pavlos Melas was honored in Kifissiatranslated

With feelings of national pride and deep emotion, the Municipality of Kifissia and the Holy Metropolis of Kifissia, Amarousiou, Oropou and Marathon, commemorated the great Macedonian fighter Pavlos Melas, who fell heroically on October 13, 1904, in Statista, Kastoria, during the Macedonian War. His sacrifice was a milestone in the awakening of Hellenism and contributed decisively to the strengthening of the fight for the freedom of Macedonia. Pavlos Melas' relationship with Kifissia is special and unbreakable. In his family's historic country house, on Tatoiou Street, he lived from 1895 with his wife, Natalia Dragoumi, and their two children, Michael (Miki) and Zoe. This residence was the place of his family life, but also the point from which he set off in 1904 for Macedonia, in order to take an active role in the Struggle. Thus, Kifissia is not only associated with the memory of the hero, but is an integral part of his personal and historical journey.

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