Armenian Genocide monument unveiled in Kalamata, Greece
A monument dedicated to the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empitre was unveiled in the Greek city of Kalamata on Sunday.
The ceremony was presided by His Holiness Archbishop Kegham Khatcherian, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Greece, Greek City Times reports.
At the heart of the monument is a cross carved in red marble which was brought from Armenia. The colour is of significance as it symbolises the blood of the Armenians who witnessed the genocide.
The unveiling of the monument took place after Divine Liturgy at the chapel of Saint Nicholas of Ephesus, which has been granted to the Armenian community of Kalamata for their religious ceremonies.