Babylas was a Syrian patriarch of Antioch (237–253), who died in prison during the Decian persecution. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine rite his feast day is September 4, in the Roman Rite, January 24. He has the distinction of being the first saint recorded as having had his remains moved or "translated" for religious purposes; a practice that was to become extremely common in later centuries.
Lina is an international feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Turkish, Lithuanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Emelina, Marcelina, Nikolina, Rosalina, Italina, and Žaklina. Lina is a Finnish, Italian, and Slovene feminine given name that is a feminine form of Lino, Lin, and Linus.
Torres is a surname in the Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, meaning "towers".
Taras is a male Ukrainian given name especially popular in Ukraine. In Greek mythology, Taras was the eponymous founder of the Greek colony of Taras, in Magna Graecia. The name was later modified in Byzantium after Saint Tarasios. Saint Tarasios's feast day is on the Calendar of Saints, celebrated on February 25 by the Eastern Orthodox and Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church churches, and on February 18 by the Roman Catholic Church. .
Demetrios Kydones, Latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius, was a Byzantine Greek theologian, translator, author and influential statesman, who served an unprecedented three terms as Mesazon of the Byzantine Empire under three successive emperors: John VI Kantakouzenos, John V Palaiologos and Manuel II Palaiologos.
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin.
Alba is a unisex given name of Latin origin meaning "dawn". In Spanish and Italian the name means sunrise or "dawn". In Spanish and Italian speaking countries it is considered to be a female name. It can also be used as a Spanish surname, as in the actress Jessica Alba, or a title, as in the Spanish Dukedom of Alba. It may also be considered a feminine version of Albert or Albinus or of names beginning with the Germanic Alf.
Giannis Apostolidis is the manager of Panthrakikos. Giannis is a former professional football midfielder who played for Makedonikos F.C. in the Gamma Ethniki. He previously played for Panetolikos in the Greek third division, on loan from Skoda Xanthi F.C.
Lazanias is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located southwest of Gourri.
Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin origin, whose meaning is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren.
Pavlos Dermitzakis is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
Vangelis Platellas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nea Ionia football club.
Nikolaos – Christos Markatos of Gregorios is former rector of NTUA (1991–1997) and professor emeritus of the department of chemical engineering of NTUA. He was visiting professor at the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge, and he is fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts in England (FRSA). He is also visiting professor at Texas A&M university, since 1 January 2016.
Joan Antoni Carrillo Milán is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and later became a manager.
Christos Arianoutsos is a Greek footballer who plays for A.E. Parou as a midfielder.
Konstantinos Papazoglou is a Greek professional basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach for Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He graduated from Aristotelian University's Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in 2005, majoring in basketball coaching.
Afti Einai I Diafora Mas is the eleventh studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released on 6 October 2016 under the label Heaven Music and soon certified gold, selling over 6,000 units. The cover of the album was published by Heaven Music's webpage on 28 September. Videos and audio samples of the songs published on that webpage from 16 September to 6 October.
The National Popular Consciousness was a far-right neo-Nazi political party founded by former members of Golden Dawn in 2019 in Greece. The founder and president of the party was MEP Giannis Lagos, who has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for his leadership and orchestration of Golden Dawn's violent activities.
Dimitrios Gkaras is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Apollon Paralimnio F.C.(Gamma Ethniki). He was born in Veria on March 23,2001 and grew up in Alexandreia Imathia. Also, he studies Philosophy, in University of Ioannina. Before starting his senior career as a footballer, he was a Handball player too.
Slow tourism is an alternative tourism choice in contrast to mass tourism. Slow tourism is a part of the sustainable tourism family, different from mainstream tourism and emphasizing the tourist’s greater personal awareness. It is characterized by reducing mobility and by taking time to explore local history and culture, while supporting the environment. The concept emerged from the Italian Slow Food movement and the Cittaslow movement.
