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Thirasia is a mini version of Santorini, located among the Cyclades. It had been joined to Northern Santorini until a volcanic eruption in 236BC collapsed the land bridge that connected them.
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 Population |
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Thirasia has a population of 260 and covers an area of 9 square kilometers. Manolas is the main settlement, located on the caldera
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Much of Thirasia is lining the banks of the Suez Canal. Due to its pumice quarry, it was a principal source of material and manpower.
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This topic is not island-specific. It applies to the nation of Greece.
Orthodox Christianity is the recognized dominant religion of Greece and it is legally protected by the state. This has caused legal discrimination against non-Orthodox Churches, and although the constitution of 1975 removed the power of most of the old laws against Protestants, problems still exist today. There is a lot of fear towards anything outside of the Orthodox Church, especially on the islands. However, repeated rulings of the European Court of Justice in favour of religious minorities in cases of discrimination have led to a relative increase of the freedoms that these religious minorities now enjoy.
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 Prayer |
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* For the Spirit of God to bring revival.
* For more Christian workers
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 Miscellaneous |
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Places of interest one should visit include:
* Walk along the caldera rim from Manolas to the Southern tip. You will pass through the village of Kera, with its abandoned, pumice cliff-houses, and also see the Kimisis Monastery built in 1851
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 Resources |
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www.greektravel.com
www.in2greece.com
www.cycladestravel.com
www.united-hellas.com
www.in2greece.com
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