With a long history stretching back to ancient Greece, Thessalonica (known today as Thessaloniki) is Greece’s second-largest city. The church of Thessalonica was the last congregation of the New ...

Before writing 1 Thessalonians, Paul received good news from Timothy about the church at Thessalonica. Though imperfect (3:10), the Thessalonians were standing fast in their faith (3:8), so Paul ...

St. Gregory Palamas. God is Light Archpriest Alexander Shargunov On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, we celebrate the memory of St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica. On this day, the Holy ...