Panagia Soumela!
Two words that symbolize and universally express Pontic Hellenism, that mark its martyrdom in space and time for seventeen, or so, centuries, that emphatically point to its past, present and future, that embody its faith and visions, which are his refuge and hope, the soul of his soul, his being. Pontic Hellenism, which was deprived of the right to live in its Historical Homeland, where there on the shores of the Black Sea it developed for three thousand years a very important civilization.
The words Panagia Soumela symbolically point to the entire Christian history of Pontic Hellenism, its glory and its joys, the heroic deeds of the Akrites and the Empire of the Great Komnenians of Trapezounta, its legends, songs and dances, its spirit and his heart.
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