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Mokissos is the formal name for a now inactive Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Mokissos was an ancient Byzantine city (Turkish: Kırşehir), located in western Cappadocia at the foot of what is now known as the Hasan Dag, southeast of Koloneia. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I rebuilt the ruined city, renamed Justinianoupolis (a name last attested in 692), and elevated it to the rank of ecclesiastical metropolis, with an eparchia that stretched south of the Halys River (Turkish: Kızılırmak), the longest river of Asia Minor. The bishopric survived under its original name through the Byzantine period.
The extensive site, which lies in a protected valley, today, contains the remains of nine churches, streets, and unidentified civic buildings.
The current Bishop of Mokissos is Demetrios, who is protosyncellus of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago.
Coordinates: 38°11′08″N 34°12′26″E / 38.18556°N 34.20722°E / 38.18556; 34.20722
Interview with Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos
Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Turkish Cultural Center 2nd Frie
Sanctuary: Christians of the East
Cutting of the Vasilopita with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
Armenian Ecumenical Prayer Service Bishop Demetrios
First Resurrection 2012
Perspectives On Abrahamic Traditions: Charity
Sanctuary, Chicago's Christians from the East
Niagara Peace & Dialogue Awards 2010 Honorees
Turkish American Society Builds Bridges
Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos talks about the Greek Orthodox Church and his role as auxiliary bishop and metropolis chancellor for the Metropolis of Chicago.
Western Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, often overlook and even disregard their Eastern brothers and sisters, even when those Christians suffer persecution and war, become refugees, and then live among us. In this documentary, His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Auxiliary Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, will introduce us to Eastern Christians who fled persecution and war in their homelands and made their way to Chicago. We will go inside their homes and places of worship, and hear their stories about their rich tradition of ancient Christianity that continues to thrive in a new world.
Video take by His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos on his visit to the Phanar from December 26 - January 1, 2011.
A homily by Greek Orthodox Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos on remembering the Armenian Genocide.
His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos at Saint Luke the Evangelist Greek Orthodox Church in Columbia, Missouri, April 14, 2012.
Dinner of Abrahamic Dinner Theme: PERSPECTIVES ON ABRAHAMIC TRADITIONS, CHARITY Featured Speaker(s): Rabbi Josh Feigelson Rabbi, Northwestern University Hillel Center His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos Bishop, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Metropolis of Chicago Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid Chairman, Council For a Parliament of World's Religions Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010 Venue: Catholic Theological Union 5416 South Cornell Avenue Chicago, IL, 60615 Niagara Foundation cordially invites you to The Annual Dinner of Abrahamic Traditions
Western Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, often overlook and sometimes even disregard their Eastern brothers and sisters -- even when those Christians suffer persecution, become refugees and then live among us. In this documentary His Grace, Bishop Demetrios the auxiliary bishop of Mokissos, of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, will introduce to us Christians from Syria, Egypt and Iraq, who fled persecution and war and made their way to Chicago. We will go inside their homes and places of worship and learn about their rich tradition of ancient Christianity that continues to thrive in a new world. Watch Sanctuary, Chicago's Christians from the East, Sunday, March 30, 11:00 a.m., ABC7 Chicago. Produced by Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries and Tim Frakes Productions.
Peace and Dialogue Awards Theme: Dinner & Awards Ceremony Award Recipients: Jesse White, Secretary of State, State of Illinois - Lifetime Leadership Award Michael Kutza, Founder & Artistic Director, Chicago International Film Festival - Media Award His Grace Bishop Demetrios Mokissos, Chancellor of the Metropolis oc Chicago, Greek Orthodox Church - F. Gulen Award Deborah L. Dehaas, Vice Chairman & Midwest Regional Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP - Commitment Award Allison Rosati, Anchor, NBC5 Chicago - Event Emcee M. Fethullah Gulen, Honorary President, Niagara Foundation - Honorary Chair Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, State of Illinois - Co-Chair Date: 4.5.2010 Venue: Niagara Foundation annually awards individuals and organizations who have contributed their time, energy, leade...
The Turkish American Society of Chicago inaugurated its brand new culture center. The event was attended by prominent politicians, artists and businessmen from the windy city. The TASC supports multiculturalism and is dedicated to establishing good relations between the American -Turkish diaspora. Fatih Yildiz, the Turkish Consul General in Chicago, encompassed the philosophy of the society, as he presented the new edifice of culture. US Congressional representatives expressed their elation at the creation of not merely an architectural model, but the building of tolerance and dialogue. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, released a letter of recognition at the opening of the cultural center. Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, Demetrios of Mokissos, summed up the mood at the event, wit...
A water well in Uganda has been constructed by a team of volunteers from Embrace Relief in honor and memory of James W. Foley with the support of Turkish Cultural Center New Hampshire. This water well will provide thousands of people with clean and safe drinking water.
His beatitude archbishop of Athens and all Greece Ieronimus welcomed by his holiness Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Theodore II in Alexandria Patriarchate, Egypt. 2014.
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desolate corner,
in the shadow of tentacled towers by the red light of
America,
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husband was dying,
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shooting smack were blowing up worlds
and Damned out loud,
he, can you tell me how does it feel?
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doing anything that you don't have to?
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when I slept with stony faces on the riverbank,
my angeldevil reveller shook me desperately in dying,
I don't exactly want to apologize for anything, and now
we're all mad and tangled in secret rooms with roman
candles,
on an endless graveyard train
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anything just 'cuz you want to?
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car black, when she told me "mad and meaningless as
ever..",
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for a million crying corpses in their tragedy of
respectable existence
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