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Nikolić "would be glad to welcome pope"
Nikolić "would be glad to welcome pope"
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić met in Belgrade on Tuesday with Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States Dominique Mamberti.
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Nikolic: I would be glad if Pope visited Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met in Belgrade Tuesday with the Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States, Dominique Mamberti.
President Nikolic thanked the Holy See official for the Vatican holding its principles and not recognizing the unilateral proclaimed independence of Kosovo-Metohija.
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Greeks Gone West: George Kotsiopoulos
Today's video features George Kotsiopoulos, E! fashion guru and stylist, who has created red carpet looks for, among others, Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore and Zoe Saldana.
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STEPHEN THE GREAT AND HOLY COMMEMORATION/ The Soroca Citadel
The Soroca settlement is first recorded in a document dated 1499. The foundation is attributed to Stephen the Great, who would have ordered the building of a citadel on the right bank of the Dnester River, on the site of Alciona, an old Genoa fortress.
Greeks Gone West
Greeks Gone West is a series of video vignettes the US Embassy in Athens made about the world of work in the US. Through the prism of Greeks and Greek-Americans with interesting work lives, we hope to improve the understanding of US society and to show possibilities during a time, in Greece, when life seems full of limitations and frustrations.
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Golden Dawn deputy Matthaiopoulois remanded in custody
Golden Dawn MP Artemis Matthaiopoulos was remanded in custody on Monday after providing a written deposition to judges.
The judges investigating the far right party, in agreement with the prosecutor, felt that the lawmaker was liable to engage in criminal activity if he was not detained.
STEPHEN THE GREAT AND HOLY COMMEMORATION/ The Elevation of the Holy Cross Church of Volovat
Considered a "testament in stone" of Stephen the Great, the church of Volovat is the penultimate foundation of the Moldavian ruler.
STEPHEN THE GREAT AND HOLY COMMEMORATION/ The Bell Tower of Piatra Neamt
Also known as the Tower of Stephen, the bell tower, along with St. John the Baptist Church, in its close proximity, make up the Royal Court architectural compound of Piatra Neamt. More elegant than any other similar structures erected by Stephen the Great, the tower of Piatra Neamt was built of unpolished stones, one year after the consecration of the church on October 28, 1499.
STEPHEN THE GREAT AND HOLY COMMEMORATION/ St. John the Baptist Church of Piatra Neamt
This is a masterpiece of religious architecture during the lifetime of Stephen the Great, a combination of rectangular planes, semi-circular vaults, tri-lobe planes and a belfry erected above the nave. Built on July 15, 1497 - November 11, 1498, the church has been preserved almost intact, with the exception of the paintings.
STEPHEN THE GREAT AND HOLY COMMEMORATION/ St. Nicholas Royal Church of Iasi
This is one of finest and most magnificent churches erected at a time when Moldavian architecture was in full swing.