The Greek Orthodox Christian Society is an Orthodox Missionary Centre operating under the auspices of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.

Recent News

New Martyrs of 1821

In commemorating the 200 years of Greek Independence we focus in this issue on the lives of some of the New Martyrs of 1821.   These heroic Saints witnessed for their faith during the retaliations of the Ottoman Empire against the Greeks and Orthodox Christians. St Dorotheos (Proios), Metropolitan of [...]

1821 Independence Milestones

1821 Independence Milestones At the start of the war of independence, the Greeks had been under the Turkish yoke for almost 400 years. The Greeks faced the Ottomans, a well-established world power for 400 years. The Greeks did not have a regular army, centralised government or military command, let alone [...]

The Philhellenes and the 1821 Greek Revolution

THE PHILHELLENES AND THE 1821 GREEK REVOLUTION The Philhellenes and the Greek Revolution was the theme of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society’s 5th Presentation, which took place on Friday the 18th of June, 2021 at the Greek Orthodox Mission Centre - Kingsgrove. It was presented by the young ladies and [...]

Bouboulina, Mavrogenous and Visvizi – 1821 Commemorative Event

Laskarina Bouboulina, Mando Mavrogenous, Domna Visvizi These three amazing women of the 1821 Revolution devoted their entire personal fortune to build and man ships for the struggle for Greek Independence. They also showed extraordinary courage and ability as they themselves captained their ships and fought in the Revolution alongside their [...]