Ελλάδα (Griechenland / Greece)

links:

• The Constitution of Greece (11 June 1975) (in English, via ICL and the University of Berne) - extracts:
 
• [Quasi-Preamble]

In the name of the Holy and Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity, the Fifth Constitutional Assembly of Greece votes:
 
• Part I. Fundamental Provisions

Section II. Relations between Church and State
Article 3 [Relations between Church and State]
(1) The prevailing religion in Greece is that of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ. The Orthodox Church of Greece acknowledging as its head Our Lord Jesus Christ is indissolubly united in doctrine with the Great Church of Constantinople and every other Church of Christ of the same doctrine. It observes steadfastly, as they do, the holy apostolic and synodical canons and the holy tradition. It is autocephalous, exercising its sovereign rights independently of any other church, and is administered by the Holy Synod of Bishops and the Parliament Holy Synod which emanates from the former and is constituted in accordance with the Constitutional Chart of the Church and the provisions of the Patriarchal Document of 29 June 1850 and the Synodal Deed of 4 September 1928.
(2) The religious status prevailing in certain parts of the State is not contrary to the provisions of the aforegoing paragraph.
(3) The text of the Holy Scriptures shall be maintained unaltered. The official translation thereof into any other linguistic form, without the sanction of the Autocephalous Church of Greece and the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople, is prohibited.
 
• Part II. Individual and Social Rights

Article 13 [Religion]
(1) The freedom of religious conscience is inviolable. The enjoyment of civil and individual rights does not depend on the religious conviction of each individual.
(2) Every known religion is free and the forms of worship thereof shall be practiced without any hindrance by the State and under protection of the law. The exercise of worship shall not contravene public order or offend morals. Proselytizing is prohibited.
(3) The ministers of all religions are subject to the same obligations towards the State and to the same state supervision as the ministers of the established religion.
(4) No person shall, by reason of his religious convictions, be exempt from discharging his obligations to the State, or refuse to comply with the laws.
(5) No oath shall be imposed without a law specifying the form thereof.
 
• Chapter III. Regime of Mount Athos

Article 105 [Traditional Self-Government]
(1) The Athos Peninsula extending beyond Megali Vigla and constituting the district of Mount Athos shall, in accordance with its ancient privileged status, be a self-governing part of the Greek State whose sovereignty thereon shall remain unaffected. Spiritually, Mount Athos shall come under the direct jurisdiction of the Oecumenical Patriarchate. All persons residing therein shall acquire Greek nationality upon admission as novices or monks without any further formality.
(2) Mount Athos shall, in accordance with its regime, be governed by its twenty Holy Monasteries, among which the entire peninsula is divided and its territory shall be exempt from expropriation. The administration shall be exercised by representatives of the Holy Monasteries who constitute the Holy Community. No change whatsoever shall be permitted in the administrative system or the number of monasteries of Mount Athos, nor in their hierarchy and their position in regard to their dependencies. The dwelling therein of heterodox or schismatic persons shall be prohibited.
(3) The determination in detail of the Mount Athos regimes and the manner of operation thereof is effected by the Constitutional Charter of Mount Athos, which, with the co-operation of the State representative, is drawn up and voted by the twenty Holy Monasteries and ratified by the Oecumenical Patriarchate and the Parliament of the Hellenes.
(4) The correct observance of the Mount Athos regimes shall, in the spiritual sphere, be under the supreme supervision of the Oecumenical Patriarchate and, in the administrative field, under the supervision of the State which shall be exclusively responsible for safeguarding public order and security.
(5) The aforegoing powers of the State shall be exercised through a Governor whose rights and duties shall be determined by law. A law shall also determine the judicial power exercised by the monastic authorities and the Holy Community, as well as the customs and taxation privileges of Mount Athos.
• Mount Athos - The Garden of the Mother of God: A pilgrimage to the monasteries of Mount Athos, Halkidiki,
• An Introduction to Mount Athos,
• Dictionaries and other word search tools (Greek, Latin & English), via The Perseus Digital Library, Department of the Classics, Tufts University,
• ECCLESIA - The Web Site of the Church of Greece,
• Library: Canon Law,
• Orthodoxe Kirchen (aus Wikipedia [Enzyklopädie]), Orthodoxe Kirche von Griechenland (via www.pro-oriente.at),
• Aristoteles Universität Thessaloniki
• Department of Theology,
• Faculty of Law, Economic and Political Sciences, School of Law.
• Orthodox Research Institute
• Canon Law.