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Germanos Karavangelis

Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan (died 1935)

Born
June 16, 1866
Died
February 11, 1935
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1866

About Germanos Karavangelis

Germanos Karavangelis was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amaseia, Pontus. He was a member of the Hellenic Macedonian Committee and functioned as one of the major coordinators of the Greek Struggle for Macedonia. Germanos Karavangelis (Greek: Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης, also transliterated as Yermanos and Karavaggelis or Karavagelis, 1866–1935) was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amaseia, Pontus. He also founded a girls' school by the name of "Karavangeli Girls' School." Karavangelis would also organize Sunday school classes and train new Clergymen. There, he attended school and was awarded a scholarship to study at the Theological School of Halki.

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The world when Germanos Karavangelis was born

Germanos Karavangelis was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

  • Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
  • Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Germanos Karavangelis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18662026
Population34.0M341 million

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