Anniversary theater performance in Thermos for the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghitranslated

The Holy Church of the Dormition of Thermos, on the occasion of the completion of two hundred years since the Heroic Exodus of the Guard of the Free Besiegers of the Holy City of Messolonghi, organizes on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 7:00 in the afternoon, in the event hall of the City Hall of Thermo, an anniversary theatrical performance entitled:

"Exit to Immortality"

The event is part of the anniversary program of the Holy Metropolis of Aetolia and Acarnania for the completion of two hundred years since the supreme act of self-sacrifice of the Free Besieged and is another opportunity to turn the thoughts of all of us towards the Holy City of Messolonghi and the events that marked the history of our place and Nation indelibly.

Two hundred years later, the Heroic Exodus still moves and inspires. The Free Besieged, having experienced for months the hunger, the hardships and the cruelty of the siege, chose the Exodus and the sacrifice, leaving to the next generations an invaluable legacy of freedom, faith, bravery and self-sacrifice.

Through theatrical expression, historical memory acquires a special way of communicating with today's people and especially with...