Thessaloniki, Greece. 26th Oct, 2013. A ceremony was held at the Church of St. Demetrius, to honor the patron saint of Thessaloniki and celebrate for the 101 years since the city's liberation of the Ottoman Empire. Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended. Thessaloniki, Greece on October 26, 2013 Credit: Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Alamy Live News

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