Below Eldress Galaktia recalls the miraculous appearance of Saint George the Great Martyr to her during the German Occupation:
"During the German occupation, my father was a hostage of the Germans along with other select residents of Pompia.* They were not supposed to go far from the village and every Saturday at noon they would have to present themselves at the commandant’s office. It was where the police were, next to the old church of Saint George. That is where the large church is built today. When they were late returning, my mother would send me anxiously: 'Go, my child, and see from outside why they are late.' I would go and kneel at Saint George’s. With tears I would beg him for my beloved father and all the others. Once, a discreet touch on the head startled me. I raised my eyes and saw with astonishment a young soldier in ancient uniform. He smiled at me and said: 'Do not be afraid. Pompia and your father are in my hands.' Then he disappeared. It was Saint George! I never spoke of it. I speak of it now for his glory.”
"During the German occupation, my father was a hostage of the Germans along with other select residents of Pompia.* They were not supposed to go far from the village and every Saturday at noon they would have to present themselves at the commandant’s office. It was where the police were, next to the old church of Saint George. That is where the large church is built today. When they were late returning, my mother would send me anxiously: 'Go, my child, and see from outside why they are late.' I would go and kneel at Saint George’s. With tears I would beg him for my beloved father and all the others. Once, a discreet touch on the head startled me. I raised my eyes and saw with astonishment a young soldier in ancient uniform. He smiled at me and said: 'Do not be afraid. Pompia and your father are in my hands.' Then he disappeared. It was Saint George! I never spoke of it. I speak of it now for his glory.”
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| Church of Saint George in Pompia |
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| Icon of Saint George in his church in Pompia |
* A semi-mountainous village in the Heraklion Regional Unit of Crete.
Source: From the book Γερόντισσα Γαλακτία – Ένα αστέρι πολύφωτο μέσα στο νεοεποχίτικο σκοτάδι, Agathos Logos publications, Athens 2021, pp. 20-21. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.
Source: From the book Γερόντισσα Γαλακτία – Ένα αστέρι πολύφωτο μέσα στο νεοεποχίτικο σκοτάδι, Agathos Logos publications, Athens 2021, pp. 20-21. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.