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Bishop Yermanos Karavagelis (1866-1935) was
born in STIPSI (STYPSI) LESVOS.
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number of years, served as metropolitan in the
northern City of Kastoria. His Heroic effort
Willingly to govern the Greek villages When they
were still under Turkish occupation, bands of
Bulgarian gangs, used to enter villages killing
Greek teachers and priests, and replacing them
with their own, changing the Greeks in to
Bulgarians. With great diplomacy and bravery
he arranged Greek bands, the Macedonian Committee, a
private organization against the Bulgarians, and
with a great effort and determination, He plus other
great men managed to liberate Macedonia as it is
today.
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In the park of Kastoria
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The
region of Kastoria northern Greece constituted the
center of preparation and action of the armed
liberating Macedonian Struggle. In that region the
resistance against the Bulgarians is organized and
important historic personalities appear, such as
Pavlos Melas, Yermanos Karavagelis and Ion
Dragoumis, who, with their robust attitude, led the
War to the liberation of the region in 11 November
1912.
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Many great men
who are involved in intended purpose
for the liberation and freedom to
their country, to their enemies
considered as outlaws, but heroes to
their own country. Some well known
names to recent past in Greek history
are Kolokotronis, Papaflesas,
Bouboulina, and many more, one of them
was Y. Karavagelis.
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Those who wish
to call themselves Macedonians should also speak
the Greek language, the language of Alexander,
Philip, Aristotle, Isocrates, Ptolemy, ...
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