Mixed Youth Speakers Library
Various
The Life and Teachings of St. Luke the Surgeon, Archbishop of Symferopol
June 10, 2020 • Georgia Georgiou
Georgia Georgiou, President of SOFIA UNSW, speaks about the life and teachings of St. Luke the Surgeon, a Russian Orthodox Saint of the 20th century. His feast day is celebrated the 11th of June.
Orthodox Reflections on the Latin Patristic Legacy
April 28, 2020 • Chris Baghos
We present to you a video by Chris Baghos entitled 'Orthodox Reflections on the Latin Patristic Legacy,' which encourages us to rediscover and reclaim the lives and contributions of the Western Saints from the undivided Church of the first millennium; Saints that in any case belong to Orthodox Tradition. May they intercede for us!
Great Ionia: The Chinese Connection
August 3, 2020 • Konstantinos Kalymnios
It was the Chinese who gave the name Great Ionia (Da Yuan) to the Greek speaking kingdom that was founded on the outskirts of the Chinese Empire in Hellenistic times. As it became isolated, memory of it was lost among the Greeks and it only survives through the Chinese historical records. Dean Kalimniou looks at the fascinating history of this most eastern outpost of Hellenism.
The fascinating history behind the creation of the Greek National Anthem
July 9, 2020 • Konstantinos Kalymnios
This lecture examines the fascinating history behind the creation of the Greek National Anthem. It analyses the motifs and the messages that are encoded therein and provides a fresh approach at understanding a powerful and evocative poem that has come to symbolize the very concept of Greek nationhood and Identity. The speaker is Konstantinos Kalymnios. He is a lawyer by profession, journalist and poet.
St Bede the Venerable and the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Orthodox Church
May 25, 2020 • Chris Baghos
We present to you a video by Chris Baghos entitled 'St Bede the Venerable and the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Orthodox Church,' which encourages us to rediscover and reclaim the lives and contributions of the Western Saints from the undivided Church of the first millennium; Saints that in any case belong to Orthodox tradition. May they intercede for us!
Constantine Palaiologos as a Byzantine Hero and the Fall of Constantinople
May 29, 2020 • Konstantinos Kalymnios
St. Catherines presents the final talk from our 'Sailing to Byzantium' lecture series. This talk looks at the life and heroic death of one of Romiosyni’s most iconic figures, the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine Palaiologos, who died defending Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Dean Kalimniou (Kostas Kalymnios) is a Melbourne solicitor, writer and poet.
