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Pamätná minca Kráľovskej austrálskej mincovne Bitka o Krétu odovzdaná arcibiskupovi Austráliepreložené

16. júla 2026 · 1 min čítania

Pamätnú mincu vydanú Kráľovskou austrálskou mincovňou pri príležitosti 85. výročia bitky o Krétu nedávno odovzdala veľvyslankyňa Austrálie v Grécku Alison Duncan arcibiskupovi Makariosovi z Austrálie.

Iniciatívou vydať túto zberateľskú mincu sa ctí trvalé putá vytvorené medzi Austráliou a Gréckom počas historickej bitky na Kréte, ktorá sa na ostrove odohrala počas druhej svetovej vojny.

Arcibiskup Makarios, ktorý má krétsky pôvod, prijal pamätnú mincu s veľkým pohnutím.

Austrálska veľvyslankyňa Duncanová uznala, že obyvatelia Kréty, najmä ľudia zo Svätého kláštora Preveli, riskovali dokonca aj svoje životy, aby sa ukryli, postarali sa o nich a pomohli austrálskym vojakom vyhnúť sa zajatiu a úteku z ostrova po nemeckej okupácii.

Preložila Ioanna Georgakopoulou

Zdroj: Orthodox Times · Prečítať celý článok →

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Paul Johnson

Nice to see the Mint honouring that history with a coin. The courage of the folks at Preveli Monastery sheltering our soldiers always stands out in those stories. Archbishop Makarios being Cretan himself must have made the presentation hit even closer to home.

Helen Anderson

I agree, Paul — that Preveli story still gives me chills every time I read it. My uncle was in the 2/7th Battalion and always said the monks treated them like their own sons. Nice that a Cretan archbishop got the coin in person; must have meant the world to him.

Luke Hall

The Preveli monks hiding those diggers in the olive groves was proper bravery. My old mate from the RSL club had a grandfather who got away thanks to them — said they even gave him a monk’s robe to blend in. Good on the Mint for putting it on a coin instead of just another sports thing.

Irene Wilson

My uncle was with the 6th Division too and always spoke of the monks at Preveli hiding them in the olive groves. The coin going straight to Archbishop Makarios feels right, given his roots there. Did your uncle ever mention what they ate while they were sheltered?

Mark Wilson

Yeah, that story about the monk’s robe always gets me. My uncle served in the 6th Division and reckoned the Cretan locals were the reason half those lads made it back to Egypt. Nice to see the Mint honour the monks instead of another footy coin. Did your mate’s grandfather ever go back to Preveli?

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