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The museum is dedicated to Grigoris Afxentiou, a Greek Cypriot insurgent leader who participated in EOKA's campaigns during the Cyprus Emergency. Afxentiou was killed in action on 3 March 1957 in his secret hideout near the monastery. Architecture. The monastery has a rectangular layout and a red-tiled timber roof.
Grigoris Afxentiou. Grigoris Pieris Afxentiou ( Greek: Γρηγόρης Πιερής Αυξεντίου; 22 February 1928 – 3 March 1957) was a Greek-Cypriot insurgent leader who led campaigns against the British colonial government as a member of EOKA. He was second-in-command to general Georgios Grivas and used the pseudonym Zidhros ...
- 1949-1953 (Hellenic Army), 1955-1957 (EOKA)
Nov 4, 2013 · The initiative of Grigoris Afxentiou statue was taken by the artist Nikolaos Kotziamanis and Archbishop Chrisostomos A’, and funded by the Cypriot Church. The oversized statue (7.5 meters in height, initially planned to reach the 20 meters) is placed on a plateau adjacent to Machairas monastery. The unveiling took place on March 1st 1992.
Mar 3, 2022 · Grigoris Afxentiou is a national hero in Cyprus, as he was one of the most prominent fighters in the 1955-1959 EOKA struggle to liberate the island from British colonial rule and unite Cyprus with Greece. EOKA began the fight for liberation from the British on April 1, 1955, a day that is still celebrated in Cyprus as a national holiday.
Afxentiou commanded his men to exit the hideout and surrender, while he remained in the hideout to fight his last battle. After several hours of an uneven fight with the English soldiers, Afxentiou will die after the English set fire on his hideout using gasoline. The day was 3rd of March 1957 when the “Eagle of Machairas” gained a place in ...
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Mar 3, 2021 · Many Greek and foreign poets were inspired by the struggle and death of Grigoris Afxentiou and wrote poems in his honor, such as the Cypriot poet Costas Montis and Giannis Ritsos with the poem “Farewell”. His memory is honored every year with a memorial service at the Machairas Monastery, on a date approaching that of his death.
Mar 3, 2024 · Grigoris Afxentiou is a hero of the Greek-Cypriot struggle against the British rulers on the island. He held the second-highest rank in the hierarchy of EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) and met his end in a battle near the Holy Monastery of Machairas, where he was killed by the British.
