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 He was born in the town of [[Triglia]], [[Asia Minor]] - not far from [[Moudania]] - in [[1867]], the son of Nikolaos Kalafatis and Kalliope Lemonidou. The couple had a total of 8 children but only two of them survived.
-At an early age Chrysostom decided to become a clergyman and entered the [[Theological School of Chalki]]. He finished with excellent grades and was ordained a deacon by [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine of Mytilene]]. The latter took Chrysostom under his wing first in [[Mytilene]] and later in [[Ephesus]] where he was transferred.
+At an early age Chrysostom decided to become a clergyman and entered the [[Theological School of Chalki]]. He finished with excellent grades and was ordained a [[deacon]] by [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine of Mytilene]]. The latter took Chrysostom under his wing first in [[Mytilene]] and later in [[Ephesus]] where he was transferred.
-In [[1897]], [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine]] was elected Patriarch of Constantinople. Chrysostom followed his mentor to [[Constantinople]] and was ordained a priest. There he wrote a two-volume thesis entitled "Concerning the Church" relating to the doctrines of the Orthodox Church.
+In [[1897]], [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine]] was elected Patriarch of Constantinople. Chrysostom followed his mentor to [[Constantinople]] and was ordained a [[priest]]. There he wrote a two-volume thesis entitled "Concerning the Church" relating to the doctrines of the Orthodox Church.
-On [[May 23]], [[1902]], Chrysostom was appointed Bishop of [[Drama]], a post that he retained until [[1909]]. Finally, on [[May 10]], [[1910]], Chrysostom arrived in [[Smyrna]] as Bishop. During his tenure there, the [[First Balkan War]] and [[World War I]] broke out. The Greeks of Asia Minor were subjected to persecution and many of them left. Eventually, in [[1919]], the Greek army arrived in Smyrna in the aftermath of the First World War and the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The Turks, under Mustafa Kemal Pasa, resisted the terms of the treaty and [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] broke out.
+On [[May 23]], [[1902]], Chrysostom was appointed Bishop of [[Drama]], a post that he retained until [[1909]]. Finally, on [[May 10]], [[1910]], Chrysostom arrived in [[Smyrna]] as [[Bishop]]. During his tenure there, the [[First Balkan War]] and [[World War I]] broke out. The Greeks of Asia Minor were subjected to persecution and many of them left. Eventually, in [[1919]], the Greek army arrived in Smyrna in the aftermath of the First World War and the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The Turks, under Mustafa Kemal Pasa, resisted the terms of the treaty and [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] broke out.
-In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[September 10]], [[1922]] ([[August 28]] OS) was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
+On [[September 9]]  ([[August 27]] OS) of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[September 10]], [[1922]] ([[August 28]] OS) was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
 His statue adorns the central square of [[Nea Smyrni]], [[Athens]], where many of the Smyrna survivors settled.
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 On [[May 23]], [[1902]], Chrysostom was appointed Bishop of [[Drama]], a post that he retained until [[1909]]. Finally, on [[May 10]], [[1910]], Chrysostom arrived in [[Smyrna]] as Bishop. During his tenure there, the [[First Balkan War]] and [[World War I]] broke out. The Greeks of Asia Minor were subjected to persecution and many of them left. Eventually, in [[1919]], the Greek army arrived in Smyrna in the aftermath of the First World War and the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The Turks, under Mustafa Kemal Pasa, resisted the terms of the treaty and [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] broke out.
-In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[September 9]], [[1922]] ([[August 27]] OS) was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
+In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[September 10]], [[1922]] ([[August 28]] OS) was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
 His statue adorns the central square of [[Nea Smyrni]], [[Athens]], where many of the Smyrna survivors settled.

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 He was born in the town of [[Triglia]], [[Asia Minor]] - not far from [[Moudania]] - in [[1867]], the son of Nikolaos Kalafatis and Kalliope Lemonidou. The couple had a total of 8 children but only two of them survived.
-At an early age Chrysostom decided to become a clergyman and entered the Theological School of Chalki. He finished with excellent grades and was ordained a deacon by [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine of Mytilene]]. The latter took Chrysostom under his wing first in [[Mytilene]] and later in [[Ephesus]] where he was transferred.
+At an early age Chrysostom decided to become a clergyman and entered the [[Theological School of Chalki]]. He finished with excellent grades and was ordained a deacon by [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine of Mytilene]]. The latter took Chrysostom under his wing first in [[Mytilene]] and later in [[Ephesus]] where he was transferred.
 In [[1897]], [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine]] was elected Patriarch of Constantinople. Chrysostom followed his mentor to [[Constantinople]] and was ordained a priest. There he wrote a two-volume thesis entitled "Concerning the Church" relating to the doctrines of the Orthodox Church.

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 On [[May 23]], [[1902]], Chrysostom was appointed Bishop of [[Drama]], a post that he retained until [[1909]]. Finally, on [[May 10]], [[1910]], Chrysostom arrived in [[Smyrna]] as Bishop. During his tenure there, the [[First Balkan War]] and [[World War I]] broke out. The Greeks of Asia Minor were subjected to persecution and many of them left. Eventually, in [[1919]], the Greek army arrived in Smyrna in the aftermath of the First World War and the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The Turks, under Mustafa Kemal Pasa, resisted the terms of the treaty and [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] broke out.
-In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[September 9]], [[1922]] ([[August 27]] OS)was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
+In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[September 9]], [[1922]] ([[August 27]] OS) was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
 His statue adorns the central square of [[Nea Smyrni]], [[Athens]], where many of the Smyrna survivors settled.

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 '''Bishop Chrysostom of Smyrna''' was the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox community of [[Smyrna]] at the time of the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] (August [[1922]]).
-He was born in the town of [[Triglia]], [[Asia Minor]] - not far from [[Moudania]] - in [[1867]], the son of Nikolaos Kalafatis and the Kalliope Lemonidou. The couple had a total of 8 children but only two of them survived.
+He was born in the town of [[Triglia]], [[Asia Minor]] - not far from [[Moudania]] - in [[1867]], the son of Nikolaos Kalafatis and Kalliope Lemonidou. The couple had a total of 8 children but only two of them survived.
 At an early age Chrysostom decided to become a clergyman and entered the Theological School of Chalki. He finished with excellent grades and was ordained a deacon by [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine of Mytilene]]. The latter took Chrysostom under his wing first in [[Mytilene]] and later in [[Ephesus]] where he was transferred.
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 In [[1897]], [[Constantine V of Constantinople|Bishop Constantine]] was elected Patriarch of Constantinople. Chrysostom followed his mentor to [[Constantinople]] and was ordained a priest. There he wrote a two-volume thesis entitled "Concerning the Church" relating to the doctrines of the Orthodox Church.
-On [[May 23]], [[1902]], Chrysostom was appointed Bishop of [[Drama]], a post that he will retain until [[1909]]. Finally, on [[May 10]], [[1910]], Chrysostom arrived in [[Smyrna]] as Bishop. During his tenure there, the [[First Balkan War]] and [[World War I]] break out. The Greeks of Asia Minor were subjected to persecution and many of them left. Finally, in [[1919]], the Greek army arrived in Smyrna in the aftermath of the First World War and the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The Turks, under Mustafa Kemal Pasa, resisted and [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] broke out.
+On [[May 23]], [[1902]], Chrysostom was appointed Bishop of [[Drama]], a post that he retained until [[1909]]. Finally, on [[May 10]], [[1910]], Chrysostom arrived in [[Smyrna]] as Bishop. During his tenure there, the [[First Balkan War]] and [[World War I]] broke out. The Greeks of Asia Minor were subjected to persecution and many of them left. Eventually, in [[1919]], the Greek army arrived in Smyrna in the aftermath of the First World War and the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The Turks, under Mustafa Kemal Pasa, resisted the terms of the treaty and [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] broke out.
-In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[August 27]], [[1922]] was btutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
+In August of [[1922]], the Turks under Nur-ed Din pasha entered Smyrna. The city's Christian quarters were burned to the ground the local Greeks were subjected to atrocities. Bishop Chrysostom refused to leave his parishoners and on [[August 27]], [[1922]] was brutally mutilated and killed by an angry mob.
 His statue adorns the central square of [[Nea Smyrni]], [[Athens]], where many of the Smyrna survivors settled.

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