Euboea - Notable People

Notable People

  • Konstantinos Kallias (9 July 1901- 7 April 2004), politician
  • Georgios Papanikolaou (1883–1962) physician, a pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection
  • Giannis Skarimpas, writer
  • Nikolaos Kriezotis, leader of the Greek Revolution in Euboea
  • St. David of Euboea, 16th Century Saint (from the village of Gardinitsa) who built a church dedicated to the Transfiguration
  • Elder Porphyrios, Holy Father of the Orthodox Church
  • Elder Iakovos, Spiritual Father of St. David's Monastery in Euboea

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