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Monday, July 18, 2022

Cremation and the Orthodox Church

By: Father Konstantinos Koutroubas, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church It is inconsistent with the teachings of the Orthodox Church to practice cremation. We have to remember several things. 1) Pagans practiced and practice cremation. The pagan Greeks had practiced cremation, but when the Greeks became Orthodox Christians, this practice ceased. The traditional, appropriate practice for […] The post Cremation and the Orthodox Church appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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