The contribution of Gregory Afxentios to his homeland was praised by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (YSPAN), Prodromos Prodromou, in his address at the event "The last Christmas of Afxentios", which took place on Saturday in Agros.
Prodromou noted that in Agros, Father Papachristodoulos Augustis and his family offered their homes as the headquarters of the EOKA Sector, defying all risks. We thus pay due tribute to the Papachristodoulou family, who deserved to see their family heritage take on the dimensions of a national heritage, he added.
At the same time, the Minister congratulated the author of the book "The Last Christmas of Afxentiou", Stelios Papantoniou, Stelios Papachristodoulou, Petros Papapetrou, Elena Hatziayaxenti for the musical and theatrical performance she curated, as well as the creators of the documentary of the same name, Christos Michalaros and Iliana Koulafeti.
Through the pages of the album, Mr Prodromou pointed out, we are given the opportunity for another approach to the great hero and the great struggle. The album describes the last Christmas of Gregory Afxentios, together with the other rebels. Papachristodoulos put them all together and with the chant "Glory to God in the highest" and blessed the table, the Minister added.
At the same time, he suggested that we must immerse ourselves in the swimming pool of the oath of the EOKA fighters every moment if we want to hold our heads high and give meaning to the prosaic everyday life that surrounds us.
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