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The working group consisting of members of the American Hellenic Foundation of Western PA, the Greek Nationality Room Committee, and the European Art Center of Greece, are very happy to announce the events that are now formally scheduled in the month of July 2021 to celebrate this once in a lifetime event in our area.

All the events are “virtual” (on this Website, inside Youtube, or live on ZOOM) and open to the public.

Each of the events is accessible by clicking on the links below, the sidebar at the top right, or the master menu of this page.

These events constitute a "first" for the Diaspora. The participation of Cypriots in the Revolution of 1821 is not particularly known outside of Cyprus and Greece. We are honored to present this "lesser known" aspect of the Greek Struggle for Independence in commemorating the heroes and martyrs of Cyprus.


Events Schedule:

Wednesday July 7, 2021
8 PM

CYPRIOTS IN THE REVOLUTION OF 1821
Commemorating the Cypriot historic persons and martyrs of the Revolution



DISTINGUISHED GUEST:
HIS EXCELLENCY,
MARIOS LYSIOTIS,
AMBASSADOR
OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
TO THE US

GREETING BY:
HIS BEATITUDE
CHRYSOSTOMOS II
ARCHBISHOP
OF
THE CHURCH OF CYPRUS


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Thursday July 8, 2021
8 PM
LETTERS FROM CYPRUS
The Massacres of July, 1821
John Carne, Esq., Queen’s College Cambridge, 1826

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July 9, 2021
8 PM
POETIC TRIBUTE TO THE MARTYRS:
PART I
A Presentation in Three Parts: The Epic Poem “9th of July” by Vasilis Michaelides
as translated into English for the first time and as included in the published work
"Slaughter Us All and Make our Blood a River...”
by Andreas Antoniou Melas
Recited by Students of Cypriot Descent and Friends of Cyprus
with an Introduction by Andreas Antoniou Melas
DISTINGUISHED GUEST: Mr. Andreas Antoniou Melas

AND

HYMNOLOGIC ENCOMIUM
Archbishop Kyprianos of Cyprus and the Martyrs of July 1821
“The Triodion of the Hieromartyr”: PART I
A Set of Prosomoia and Doxastica composed in authentic Byzantine hymnologic tradition
and in the English language, dedicated to the Cypriot Hieromartyr
Αrchbishop Kyprianos (+1821)
Presented in Three Sets (“Odes”)
By members and friends of the Byzantine Choir of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis

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July 10, 2021
8 PM
POETIC TRIBUTE TO THE MARTYRS:
PART II
Preceded by a short history of the Hieromartyr Archbishop Kyprianos of Cyprus

AND

HYMNOLOGIC ENCOMIUM
“The Triodion of the Hieromartyr”:
PART II

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July 11, 2021
8 PM
POETIC TRIBUTE TO THE MARTYRS:
PART III
Preceded by a short poem of Vasilis Michaelides
dedicated to the Cypriot heroine Maria Syglitiki


AND

HYMNOLOGIC ENCOMIUM
“The Triodion of the Hieromartyr”:
PART III


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For more information, please contact us at
contact@pahellenicfoundation.org