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Church is a vital part of the Orthodox Christian faith. Orthodox
Christians are defined significantly by their continuity with
all those who have gone before, those who first received and
preached the truth of Jesus Christ to the world, those who
helped to formulate the expression and worship of our faith, and
those who continue to move forward in the unchanging yet ever-
dynamic Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church. Modern era
(1821-1917) - 1821 Metr. Germanos of Patra declares Greek
independence on Day of Annunciation (March 25), also
Kyriopascha; martyrdom of Patr. Gregory V of Constantinople,
Abp. Kyprianos of Cyprus, and Abp. Gerasimos of Crete in
retaliation. - 1823 Icon of Panagia Evangelistria found on
Tinos, led by a vision from Pelagia of Tinos, becoming th