Traumatic Memory

But have the Greeks learned the right lessons after their empire fell? Or do they cling on to an imperialistic form of Christianity? Is true metanoia needed?

On May 29th, the Holy Church remembers the Fall of Constantinople, Queen of Cities

During the centuries that followed under Turkish rule, the Greeks, Bulgarians, and Serbians (and others) regarded their Orthodoxy as the expression of their spiritual and national individuality. pic.twitter.com/PYC6hhaQK5

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) May 29, 2021

On this day May 29, 1453: The Fall of Constantinople. https://t.co/1MN93a3BXy

— Greek City Times (@greekcitytimes) May 29, 2021

"Let it be known, let it be moaned, let your heart be broken. Woe to us, alas for us: Romania has been taken"https://t.co/CGFNQox0hY

— OCN (@MyOCN) May 29, 2021

568 years have passed since the sad anniversary of the Fall of #Constantinople and the heroic fall of the #Byzantine_Empire#orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/3uwsYpIpaK

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 29, 2021

The Causes of the Fall of Constantinople, According to Joseph Bryennioshttps://t.co/wSRUmEVBZg pic.twitter.com/UpfiE9T4gQ

— Mystagogy Resource Center (@mystagogy1) May 29, 2021

Premiering now: “The City Lives” featuring the Voice of Greece, Glykeria, in a special musical tribute to Constantinoplehttps://t.co/iazoXOwvLv

— OCN (@MyOCN) May 30, 2021