Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
29 Oct 14: Canberra Pan Orthodox Commemoration for Those Fallen in the Great War
SERBIA IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
Following the Pan Orthodox commemoration of those fallen in the Great War in Melbourne on the 11th September, a second service was held in the nation’s capital on the 25th October under the aegis of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Australia and Oceania.
The focus of the second commemoration was to honour the Serbian Nation and especially its war dead, which took the full brunt of an Austro-Hungarian invasion and four years of savage fighting, exile and eventual victory. (more…)