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Annual Memorial Service for Grigoris Afxentiou to be Held at Machairas Monastery

Published March 1, 2026, 09:02
Annual Memorial Service for Grigoris Afxentiou to be Held at Machairas Monastery

The annual memorial service for Grigoris Afxentiou will be held today at the Holy Monastery of Machairas. The memorial address will be delivered by Andreas Matsas, General Secretary of SEK, while the service will be presided over by the Archbishop of Cyprus, Georgios, along with Bishop Epiphanios of Ledra. The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, representatives of political parties, organizations, and a large crowd will attend the ceremony. Following the Divine Liturgy, a memorial service will be held at the hero's hideout and a reenactment of the Battle of Machairas will take place.