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For this world of ours…!
The Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) has been working for the wellbeing of human beings for more than 52 years, for a society without the diseases of prejudice and hate, the wounds of violence and war as
Seminar on Byzantine Iconography at the Holy Monastery of Valamo/ Finland with the participation of the OAC
For the third consecutive time, the OAC received and accepted the invitation to co-operate for a Seminar on Byzantine Iconography at the Holy Monastery of Valamo in Finland. There, the Iconpainter and responsible for the Iconography Workshop at the OAC, Ms Konstantina Stefanaki
The Academy of Athens honours the Academy of Crete
In a moving atmosphere, the Academy of Athens awarded the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAK) with the Silver Medal, on the occasion of the fifty years since its foundation
Commencement of Events celebrating the OAC’s 50th year
On Friday, October 13, 2017, the anniversary of the inauguration of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAK), the Foundation officially opened its celebrations for the 50th anniversary of its foundation, in a climate of strong emotions and nostalgic reminiscence.
Proclamation of the Nomination of Primates to Membership of the OAC
As part of the work of the Holy and Great Council, on the afternoon of Friday, June 24
Preparation of the Holy and Great Synod
Meeting of HAH Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with His Eminence Archbishop of Crete Eirinaios, His Eminence Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selinon Amphilochios, the commissioner of the Holy Provincial Synod of the Church of Crete Most Rev.
Summer University at OAC
The University of Ioannina in cooperation and with the support of prominent Greek and international academic and journalism institutions organize in 2016 the "2nd SUMMER UNIVERSITY: GREEK LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND MEDIA ... "
1st Conference on Kissamos - Announcement-Call for Applications
The Holy Metropolis of Kissamos and Selinon, the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Kissamos, the Municipality of Platania, the Orthodox Academy of Crete and other cooperating spiritual and cultural institutions announce the joint organization of the first Conference on
Educational Program at OAC "Domenikos who became EL GRECO"
The Orthodox Academy of Crete, with the recent acquisition of works of the film "EL GRECO” by Yannis Smaragdis and in the context of opening up to the educational community, invites all educational institutions to prepare an Educational
WORKS OF DOMENIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS AT THE OAC
On Tuesday, 27 October in a simple and austere ceremony of the meeting of Art and Word, fulfilling the desire of the late Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selinon Eirinaios, founder of the OAC, was the receipt of works by Domenikos Theotokopoulos, to be placed in
Museum Education Programs for Schools
The Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) created for the new school year 2015-2016 a new series of innovative Museum Education Programs for school groups.
Invitation - Information: One-day conference for young people aged 8 to 15 ‘JCrete4Kids’
The use of constantly advancing technology is undeniably a driving force for the development and progress of humanity. However, this incredible technological progress also synthesizes and disseminates information, creating a new way of life, especially for young people.