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Relics of Tsar Samuel: Politico-ecclesiastical confrontation and in the middle Lantern and Parthenon Sculpturestranslated

October 5, 2026 · 1 min read

Relics of Tsar Samuel: Politico-ecclesiastical confrontation and in the middle Lantern and Parthenon Sculptures Newsbomb

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Michael Morris

This whole thing with the relics of Tsar Samuel sounds like it's stirring up old rivalries between Athens, the Phanar, and Skopje again. The Parthenon sculptures mention feels like a weird detour thrown in to make it more political. Anybody know if the Church in Greece has made an official statement on where the relics should actually go?

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