Phthiotides Simeon at Panagia tou Martinostranslated

In the historic Church of the Dormition of the Virgin at the place "Panagia" in Martinos Fthiotidos, on the borders of the Metropolis of Fthiotidos from the South, on Monday, September 21, 2026, the day of the celebration of the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Holy and Living Cross, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Fthiotidos Mr. Simeon and Pastor of of historic and beautiful Locris. On this day, the Church celebrates the anniversary of the inauguration by the Most Reverend Metropolitan Fthiotidos Mr. Simeon, which took place on September 21 of the year 2024, two hundred years after the reconstruction of the Church.

The Church is a building that dates back to the Revolution of 1821 and is located in an idyllic location, overgrown with olive trees, while in the courtyard of the Church, an ancient well from the Minoan era testifies to the great history, but also to the many privileges of the blessed land of Lokras and the rich culture it possesses.

The Church was renovated from the ground up by the pious residents of Martinos in 1993 and is a real jewel for the region, a pole of spiritual attraction for many mysteries of our Church and many joys of the region and the opening of the Church by the Most Reverend Metropolitan...