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*1829 First Hellenic republic (1829-1832)
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*1390 Ottomans take [[w:Alaşehir|Philadelphia]], last significant Byzantine enclave in Anatolia.
*1391-98 Ottoman Turks unsuccessfully besiege Constantinople for the first time.
*14th-Century c. "Golden Age" of Thessaloniki, many churches and monasteries are built; [[Hesychast controversy]], defense of St. [[Gregory Palamas]].
*1422 [[w:Siege of Constantinople (1422)|Second unsuccessful Ottoman siege]] of Constantinople.
*1426 Death of New Martyr [[Ephraim of Nea Makri]].
*1456-1587 Byzantine [[w:Pammakaristos Church|Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos]] became the seat of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]].
*1460 Parthenon Cathedral dedicated to the Mother of God turned into a mosque
*1462 Wonderworking icon of the [[Archangel Michael of Mantamados]] is created after the Byzantine monastery of the Taxiarchis (Archangel) Michael is destroyed by invading Ottoman Turks and all the monks are slaughtered; the sole surviving novice-monk credited his salvation to a miracle of the Archangel and made the icon, in relief, using clay earth mixed with in with the blood of his slain brothers; [[Matrona of Chios]] reposes [[October 22]].
*1463 Martyric death of [[Raphael, Nicholas and Irene]].
*1472 Decrees of the Council of Ferrara-Florence repudiated by Patriarchate of Contantinople.
=== First Hellenic Republic (1829-1832) ===
*1832 European powers establish Greek protectorate; Otho I enthroned as Greek King
=== Kingdom of Greece (1833-1924) ===
*1832-1835 35 "Bavarokratia " closes down 600 monasteries and nationalises monastic land-holdings
*1833 The National Assembly at Nauplio declares the [[Church of Greece]] as independant from the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]]
*1834 Suppression of many monasteries in the new Greek kingdom.
*1837 "School of Theology" at the ''National and Capodistrian University of Athens '' founded.
*1838 Death of New Martyr [[George of Ioannina]].
*1839 Theofilos Kairis of Andros condemned and imprisoned for teaching a form of Deism.
*1844 King Otho I accepts constitution.
== Autocephalous Era (1850-Present) ==
*1850 [[autocephalyAutocephaly]] of the Church of Greece recognised by Patriarch Anthimos IV of [[Constantinople]]; certain conditions issued in "Tomos" decree; as a result the Greek National Church must maintain special links to the "Mother Church".
*1863 George I enthroned as King of Greece
*1866 Greek church takes the diocese of the Ionian Islands from Constantinople; the [http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php/Arkadi holocaust of Arkadi Monastery] in Crete.
*1912 Epirus, Macedonia and eastern islands, from Northern territories of Greece, are liberated and come under the administration of the Greek Church.
*1912-13 First and Second Balkan Wars; liberation of Thessaloniki from the Turks.
*1913-14 Greeks anex Crete, Chios and [[Metropolis of Mytiline|Mytiline]], World War I.
*1917 Hierarchy of the Greek Church changed in accordance with political control of the country.
*1919-1922 [[w:Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greco-Turkish War]]; a million refugees flee to Greece joining half a million Greeks who had fled earlier; [[w:Pontic Greek Genocide|Pontic Greek Genocide]] eliminates the Christian population of Trebizond.
=== Second Hellenic Republic (1924-1935) ===
*1924 Death of [[Arsenios of Cappadocia]]; Constitution of the Holy Mountain agreed; Greek government adopts new calendar.*1925 "School of Theology" established at the ''Aristotle University of Thessaloniki''.
*1926 Proposal for [[Mount Athos]] to be turned into a Casino by Dictator Pangalos.
*1932 Death of Papa-[[Nicholas (Planas)]].
=== Kingdom of Greece Restored (1935-1967) ===
*1936 [[Apostoliki Diakonia]] of the [[Church of Greece]] founded.
*1938 Death of [[Silouan of Mt Athos]]; WWII and subsequent Greek civil war; famine and widespread bloodhsed.*1943 Germans destroy Kalavryta, massacre of townspeople and monks of Aghia Agia Lavra.
*1945 October 17: Archbishop [[Damaskinos]] serves as regent in an attempt to stabilise Greece.
*1947 The Dodecanese Islands are liberated but remain under the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
*1950 Uncovering of the relics of St. [[Ephraim of New Makri]].
*1952 New Monastery of Panagia Soumela built in the village of Kastania, in Macedonia, Greece, housing the wonderworking icon of Panagia Soumela, becoming a center of religious pilgrimage.
*1953 School of Theology on [[Mount Athos ]] reopened.
*1955 Most Orthodox Churches in Constantinople burned down during Turkish pogrom.
*1959 Death of Blessed Elder [[Joseph (Spilaiotis)]] the [[Hesychast]].
*1964 [[Panagia Malevi]] icon of the Mother of God begins gushing myrrh; third Pan-Orthodox Conference held in Rhodes.
*1965 First Metropolitan for Piraeus is elected, His Eminence [[Chrysostomos (Tabladorakis) of Argolidos]]; [[Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa (Kranidiou)]] founded.
*1966 Death of Righteous Father [[Ieronymos (Apostolides) of Aegina]]; "Center for Byzantine Research" established at the ''Aristotle University of Thessaloniki''.
=== Military Dictatorship (1967-1974) ===
*1983 Death of Elder [[Arsenios the cave-dweller of Mt. Athos]].
*1986 [[Root of Jesse]] icon of the Mother of God in Andros begins gushing myrrh.
*1988 Radio Station "[[Church of Piraeus 91.2 FM]]." <ref> [http://www.pe912fm.com/ Church of Piraeus 91.2 FM Website] (Greek) </ref> begins transmitting in October; [[Mount Athos]] is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
*1991 Death of Elder [[Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalivite]] (Evangelos (Bairaktaris)) [[February 7]].
*1992 Deaths of [[Gabrielia (Papayannis)]] and [[Chrysanthi of Andros]].