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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Fotini G. Karamanli, the mother of the former President of the Hellenic Republic Constantinos Karamanli, died in Athens on June 2, 1940, a few months before the declaration of the Greco-Italian war, which began on October 28, 1940.

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Serres Hospital On May 30, 1913, the city of Serres faced an outbreak of cholera. Cholera is a serious and often fatal infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is usually spread through contaminated water or food and can cause severe diarrhea and dehydration. The cholera epidemic in Serres in 1913 is part of the major health challenges Greece faced during the Balkan Wars (1912-1913). At that time, sanitary conditions and sanitary infrastructure were not adequate to deal with such epidemics. This epidemic was probably exacerbated by the conditions of war, the mass movement of populations and the poor living conditions of soldiers and civilians. Historical frame Balkan Wars (1912-1913): Serres was one of the cities affected by the Balkan Wars, which caused large population movements and poor sanitary conditions. Cholera appeared in a context of general unrest and health challenges. Outbreak of Cholera: On May 30, 1913, Serres experienced an outbreak of chol...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ    Ψήφῳ Θεοῦ πρὸς θεῖον ἤρθη χωρίον, , Γῆς, Ἰσαάκιος ἐκλιπὼν τὸ χωρίον., , Θεῖον Ἰσαάκιον μόρος εἷλεν ἑνὶ τριακοστῇ., , Ψήφω Θεού προς θείον ήρθη χωρίον, , Γης Iσάκιος εκλιπών το χωρίον, , Γην λίπεν Iσακίου τριακοστή κυδάλιμον κηρ. Saint Isaac the Confessor, also Isaacius or Isaakios (Greek: Ἰσαάκιος or Ἰσάκιος; died May 30, 383 AD), founder of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople, was a Christian monk who is honored as a saint and confessor. He is sometimes referred to as Isaac the Dalmatian, not because he came from Dalmatia, but because of the monastery which he founded. According to some accounts, Isaac was a Syrian, but this is uncertain.[citation needed] Certain details about his early life are unknown but history records that Isaac had been a hermit living in a small hut in the wilderness outside of Constantinople. In the year 378, when he heard that the Roman emperor Valens had fallen into the heresy of Arianism and was persecuting the Nicene Christians, ...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Saint Emmelia of Caesarea (Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. She was the wife of Basil the Elder and bore nine or ten children, including Basil of Caesarea (born circa 330), Macrina the Younger, Peter of Sebaste, Gregory of Nyssa, and Naucratius. Emmelia—also known as Emilia or Emily—is venerated as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church and is said to have died on 30 May 375. However, she is not the only woman in her family to be venerated as a saint. Both her mother-in-law, Macrina the Elder, as well as her daughters, Macrina the Younger and Theosebia are recognized as saints in the Catholic Church (except for Theosebia) and Eastern Orthodox Church. Emmelia spent much of her later years living with her eldest daughter, Macrina the Younger. Macrina the Younger had a profound impact...