 Life of Saint Savvas of Kalymnos
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Our father, pious Savvas the New of Kalymnos, was born in 1862 in Herakleitsa (Ganou Chora of Avdir territory is also mentioned) of eastern Thrace, by poor parents, his father Constantinos, who was a peddler, and his mother Smaragda. He was an only child and upon his baptism he was given the name Vasilios. From a young age he was a believer and pious, as well as a strong supporter of the angelic monastic life. After finishing the compulsory lessons and preserved himself pure from every sin, he did not continue his studies in high school, either because his father did not have the ability or because Vasilios himself was not willing to be further educated...
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| Sponge Divers
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Kalymnos Island has a world wide reputation due to its divers and sponge fishing. Sponge fishery has a long tradition on the island and contributes to the island’s economic prosperity. Kalymnos together with Karpathos, Kasos, Nisyros, Symi and Halki are the main places that the so called “Voutichtadon” (divers who fish out sponges) originate from, whose activities spread out to the entire Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Recently they have expanded their “craft” even in countries such as America, the Gulf of Mexico and Florida. Until only a few decades ago, Dodecanesian divers used to dive naked (skin diving), meaning no protection gear and...
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