An Orthodox Church in Crete stands unique in Greece for integrating icons of heroes from the Greek War of Independence into ...

WHEN: Monday, March 24 9 a.m. (flag-raising ceremony ... 400 years of Ottoman rule and dates back to the end of the Greek Revolution in 1821.

Revolutionaries in Greece began the war for independence against the Ottoman ... Kraham and the Greek community flew the Greek flag to symbolize democracy and independence. Officials said today ...

Greece had been under the control of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 until March 25, 1821, when Bishop Germanos of Patras raised the flag of revolution over the Monastery of Agia Lavra near Kalavryta ...

Sydney’s most iconic building will be lit in blue and white on 25 March to commemorate the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence. Sydney Opera House will be lit in the Greek flag colours ...

It commemorates the nation’s liberation from nearly 400 years of Ottoman rule and dates back to the end of the Greek Revolution in 1821.