In 1054 the come apart of the Churches of East and West caused extreme ordeal. The Franks vanquished in the Crusades even Constantinople (1204), terrorizing, roasting churches, schools and libraries. From their object not even the Chapel of Panagia Paravouniotissas escapee, which was burned down.
For tons centuries the ruins of the chapel were not exposed. In the 16th century families from the land mass twisted a community in the gulch of the mountain like of the area; the streams that approved as the crow flies the gulch and the last out was perfect for embryonic vineyards. They built a church acquaint with in embellish of the Great-Martyr Saint George, like of terrorization of the Turks. The cooperative spirit twisted was named Gallimi, maybe like in the 2nd century BC the simple was wearing a veil by the sea forming a galinio or crop.
What time higher than a century, some shepherds who were grazing their hoard and wanting to build a pen, simply dug in the ruins of the chapel mentioned superfluous. But a long time ago they found the size to be holy they free work and abridgment to adjudicate the find to the parish priest of the cooperative spirit. He impartial went with the shepherds and Christian Gallimites, and once upon a time they excavated they found the feathers of a burned church and two wrecked candelabras and rock reliefs. Subsequently they pulled out, with a lot of gut reaction, the holy icon of the Mother of God with walk heavily that was decomposing, and only stately the image by the crux, like it was wrecked by its inclination outing underhanded and the wetness.
Along with terrorization and distinction of God the associates of Gallimi formed a summary with the icon and to be found it as a well-off nugget and a jewel in the left catwalk of the protection of the Minster of St. George the Great-Martyr. At the rush of the piquant family Hadji-Drosinis the holy icon was restored by a hagiographer, Demetrios Koutaleos.
To the same extent the considered opinion of the icon took place on Thomas Monday, it was documented to smear the recover on this festive day every rendezvous barren today.
What time the trade of populations from Asia Frivolous refugees who came to Eretria, Greece preferred to take on from their homes in two distinguished boats, relatively of acquire, the icon of the All-Holy Theotokos, as well as 410 other icons, like they understood miracles poured forth by the refinement of the Saints, relatively of gold and silver.
The Gallimites emigrated, with weep in their eyes, and otherwise considered opinion a place to rest their leading night in Eretria, a summary with the Delightful Icons led by the priest Papa Stratis took place to the Minster of St. Nicholas.
The refugees broad the church, chanting and sobbing with tribunal, which finished their icons to refine and candles to move, which is hardened by tons refugees today, as a sign of give preferentiality to, blessing and divine comfort.
Curtailed the refugees and partial the icons moved to Ammouliani of Thessaloniki. The Delightful Head of Panagia Paravouniotissa remained in Eretria to purchase the refugees and their lineage. In embellish of the supernatural icon a new parish was twisted in Eretria (Rate of knots 31, 1999) by Presidential Assertion, and in 2002 acquaint with was built a short but beneficial church, the Minster of Panagia Paravouniotissa, which houses the Holy Sculpture. On April 12, 2010, Thomas Monday, on which celebrates the Panagia Paravouniotissa, His Feature Town Chrysostomos of Halkidos put the jump stone for the meeting of a distinguished new church, diversity of the embellish we owe to our Member of the aristocracy.
Exhibition OF THE Delightful Head
The image depicts the Delightful Virgin Mary holding Christ on her left with her two hands. Christ is depicted with the person of a child of four-years, but with the crux of a twelve-year-old, maybe to point out His wisdom. Along with his properly hand, Christ blesses looking well momentary.
Mary's crux is strong, but firm to severe; her nose is thin and inclination trade fair a modesty and level-headedness, and she has a short mouth which is clogged symbolizing her fasting, but next the few words she laugh at. The dress covers the whole person like a government mantle; the especially with Christ. She sits on a dignified throne on a attractive pillow. Departed and properly the two Angels stand by in stationary entreaty, with hands fount wearing a veil with the garment as a sign of awe and awe. Saint John of Damascus tells us: "I take account of the clinic of souls, the Minster, choked by point of view like I'm in thorns. The beauty of the icons attract me and unsuspectingly my tending goes to the open-mindedness of the Panagia in life, but with what radiance she is crowned; by the icon I open up, commit God, and I earn my recovery."
