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Flag Raising at Agia Lavra
- When
- 25 March 1821
- Where
- Monastery of Agia Lavra
Metropolitan Germanos of Patras raised the revolutionary flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra on 25 March 1821, according to tradition.
According to tradition and several written sources, Bishop Germanos proclaimed the Greek national uprising against the Ottoman Empire and blessed the flag of the revolution at the Monastery of Agia Lavra on 25 March 1821, the Feast of Annunciation.
Sources
- Germanos III of Old Patras Wikipedia, revision of 2025-03-30
- Greek War of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Agia Lavra Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-03
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