Commemorative events for the first Governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias are organized by the Municipality of Nafplio and the "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Foundation of Nafplio, on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of October 2022.
The commemorative events, the speeches, the memorial service, the laying of wreaths and every ceremony to honor the Great Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias, are always taking place on the first weekend after the date of his assassination, on September 27th 1831.
This year, the events include the presentation of the honorary volume "Ioannis Kapodistrias, International Institutional and Political Approaches" on Saturday 1.10.2022 at the Old Parliament of Nafplio (named Vouleftiko) and the commemorative and honor events, on Sunday 2.10.2022 in the morning, at the Church of Agios Spyridon, where a memorial service will be held. Also afterwards, at the statue of the Governor in the homonymous square, the laying of wreaths will take place and the speech, by the President of the "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Legal Entity of the Municipality of Nafplio, Mr. Konstantinos Cheliotis.
The "Armatomeni Moraites - Staikos Staikopoulos" Association and the "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Federation of Corfu 's Associations of Attica will contribute in the events.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, October 1st 2022
19:30 - Vouleftiko Hall: lectures on the life and the work of Ioannis Kapodistrias and presentation of the honorary volume "Ioannis Kapodistrias, International Institutional and Political Approaches".
Sunday, October 2nd 2022
10:30 - Church of Agios Spyridon: After the "Orthros" and Divine Liturgy, to be performed by His Grace, the Honorable Archbishop of Argolis Mr. Nektarios, a memorial service will follow at 10:30am.
11:00 - Kapodistrias Square: restitution of honors and laying of wreaths at the statue of the Great Governor, followed by a speech by the President of the Legal Entity of the Municipality of Nafplion "Ioannis Kapodistrias", Mr. Konstantinos Cheliotis.
The "Armatomeni Moraites - Staikos Staikopoulos" Association and the "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Federation of Corfu 's Associations of Attica will contribute in the events.
Entrance
Free
Did you know that?
Ioannis Kapodistrias (Corfu 1776 - Nafplio 1831) is a personality of great importance, not only for Greek history but also for the Russian and European history of the early 19th century.
This two-day event is organized by the Municipality of Nafplio, in cooperation with DOPPAT and the Nafplio Foundation "Ioannis Kapodistrias".
Along with the memorial service of the first governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias, on Sunday, September 29th the memorial service commemorates the donors and benefactors of Nafplio. The Benefactors – Donors are: Harold Mc Gaskin, Anna and Ioannis Iatros, Nikolaos and Eugenia Iatros, Takis Ioan, Karapaulos, Vassilios and Kaiti Kontoleon, Dimitrios Manousakis, Alexandros Paraskevopoulos, Maria Kon. Radou, Anastasios Stamatiadis, Ioannis and Ourania Skoubis.
In the year 2021, in addition to the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic at the events, a conference was organized on the subject of "Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias and his era: New views and evidence", the proceedings of which will also form the next volume of the Nafplion Annals.
