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Kydonias Titos celebrated Trisagio in memory of Mikis Theodorakis in Galatas, Chaniatranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

In an atmosphere of emotion, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at the Galata Cemetery in Chania, the annual memorial service was held to mark five years since the death of the great Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronou, Mr. Titos, held a Trisagio memorial service on the grave of the late Mikis Theodorakis, praying for the repose of his soul.

The commemorative event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Mrs. Sevi Voloudakis, the Mayor of Chania, Mr. Panagiotis Simandirakis, representatives of the political and self-governing life of the place, agencies, representatives of cultural organizations, friends of the work of Mikis Theodorakis and a crowd of people.

After the celebration of the Trisagio, flowers were laid on the grave of the great creator, while the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Chania performed his well-known compositions, lending a particularly moving character to the ceremony.

The day of remembrance was another opportunity to honor one of the most important personalities of modern Greek culture, Mikis Theodorakis, who chose Galata Chania, the place of his family origins, as the place of his last residence.

His memory and…

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Πέτρος Λαμπρόπουλος
Good memorial service. I remember that last year my wife and I went to Galata and we saw his tomb up close, it was a quiet place. The Philharmonic with his compositions always touches me, especially "Axion Esti". Titus did well to do so.
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Jovan Stojanović
Καλό μνημόσυνο. Και εγώ θυμάμαι πώς η Φιλαρμονική Χανίων πέρσι έπαιξε «Άξιον Εστί» σε μια γιορτή εδώ κοντά, αμέσως μου ήρθε στο μυαλό η φωνή του Θεοδωράκη. Ο Τίτος έκανε καλά που πήγε στον Γαλατά, ήσυχο μέρος όπως λέει και ο Πέτρος.
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Βασίλης Αθανασίου
It's good that you say it Petros, last year I too passed by Galatas by car after work and stopped for a while. "Axion Esti" is played by the Philharmonic and it always makes my hair stand on end. I ask, did you go with the family just you and your wife or did you take the children too?
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Виктор Киселёв
Καλό μνημόσυνο. Πέρσι κι εγώ πέρασα από τον Γαλατά με το αυτοκίνητο μετά από ψάρεμα στην περιοχή και σταμάτησα για πέντε λεπτά, όντως ήσυχο μέρος όπως λέτε. Το "Άξιον Εστί" το άκουσα πολλές φορές στο χορωδιακό μας, πάντα με κάνει να σκεφτώ πόσο μεγάλη φωνή είχε ο Θεοδωράκης. Πέτρο, πήγατε με τη γυναίκα μόνο ή πήρατε και τα παιδιά;
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Галина Беляева
Thank you, Victor, for your kind words. I also love “Άξιον Εστί”, especially when the choir sings - it immediately gives me goosebumps. Do you often go fishing in those parts?
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