May 21 is a festive day as the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Constantine, the founder of Constantinople, and his mother Helen.
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The Spetseropouleion Greek School in Heliopolis, Cairo. Credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter The small, but vibrant, remaining Greek community in Cairo, Egypt has its roots deep in history. These are no mean achievements for the Greeks of Cairo, who since the mid-1950s have abandoned Egypt in droves. Until the nationalization drive of the Nasser era, tens of thousands of Greeks lived — and flourished — there in the fields of business and agriculture as well as in the realm of the arts. After years of restoration work, the historic Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, which was built in 1914...
May 21 is a festive day as the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Constantine, the founder of Constantinople, and his mother Helen.
The small, but vibrant, community of Greeks, with roots deep in history, remains in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to this day.
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