The Committee of Memory of Asia Minor Hellenism 1922-2022, in the framework of its events, yesterday inaugurated the multi-exhibition entitled Asia Minor Memories and Relics, which aims to preserve historical memory, especially of Asia Minor Hellenism. The opening of the exhibition took place in the presence of the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Mr. Prodromos Prodromos, the Metropolitan of Limassol Mr. Athanasios, the Metropolitan of Kenya Mr. Makarios, the Mayor of Limassol Mr. Nikos Nicolaides and the Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, Professor Dr. Evrypidis Zantidis. The Multi-Exhibition opened to the public and students after the opening and is hosted at the Limassol Municipal University Library.
This Multi-Exhibition is a continuation of the successful one that took place in December in Nicosia. The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth proposed at that time to transfer it to Limassol, in order to inform not only students on the sensitive issue of Asia Minor, but also the citizens of the city.
The programme of the inauguration started with the Book of the Three Hierarchs on the occasion of the Festival of Letters and was enriched with the listening of Asia Minor melodies by Christodoros Mnasonos and Yannis Lebos, as well as with dances from Asia Minor by the Traditional Dance Workshop "Alexandra" under the direction of Mr.
In his greeting, Mr Prodromou noted that it is a happy coincidence that on the day of the Festival of Letters the Multi-Exhibition was inaugurated in Limassol, especially thanking the collectors who willingly accepted to keep the material that they had originally provided for a longer period of time for the extension of the Exhibition.
In his address, Mr Prodromou noted that it is a happy coincidence that on the day of the Festival of Letters the Multi-Exhibition was inaugurated in Limassol, thanking especially the collectors who willingly accepted to keep the material that they had originally provided for a longer period of time for the extension of the Exhibition. Among other things, he referred to the contribution of Asia Minor Hellenism both through the millennia that preceded the Catastrophe, from the years of Homer, Herodotus, Thales and Heraclitus or even afterwards with the Three Hierarchs, since Asia Minor had a decisive influence not only on Greek, but also on human civilization in general. Particularly after 1922, during the refugee period, with the contribution of Asia Minor to the shaping of the new Greek culture, with the influence of special personalities such as Adamantios Korais, George Seferis, but also thousands of other notables in all fields of activity. Characteristically, he said that the Asia Minor refugees, wherever they found themselves in a second homeland, gave more than they received.
Subsequently, His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol addressed a few words from the heart, emphasizing that Asia Minor is part of Hellenism, referring to examples of Micronesians who infused younger generations with their spiritual charisma, such as Saint Paisios.
Further, His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios said that Asia Minor is a part of Hellenism, referring to examples of Micronesians who infused younger generations with their spiritual charisma. Nicolaides particularly thanked the Minister of Education for his proposal to transfer the Polyexpo to Limassol, an event which is part of the events of the Limassol Municipality, a city which welcomed and incorporated many Asia Minor refugees, who contributed to the strengthening of its cultural potential.
In addition, Mr. Zantidis said that it is particularly important that the event takes place in the important building of the University Library, a point of preservation of culture and dissemination of knowledge.
The keynote speaker was Mr. Dimitris Taliadoros, School Director, Historian and member of the Committee of Asia Minor Hellenism 1922-2022. The subject of his speech: "Cyprus' contribution to the Asia Minor Campaign 1922-2022". Among other things, Mr. Taliadoros referred to the practical help of Cypriots such as the Association of Greek Ladies Enosis who knitted for the Greek soldiers, the participation of 10,000 volunteer soldiers from the Greek Consulate in Nicosia in July 1920, and the service of officers such as Ilanos Ioannis Tsangaridis from Lapithos.
The opening ceremony was concluded with a guided tour and palpation in the sacred space of the Polyexpo exhibits by the theologian Mr. Chrysostomos Melis, who together with his associates collected this rare material.
The Polyexpo is open from 30 January to 28 February 2023 from 10 am to 7 pm.
It is recalled that the Polyexpo is open from 30 January to 28 February 2023 from 10 am to 7 pm. Schools have the possibility to visit the Polyexhibition, after a telephone call to 22800749.
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