The world we attempt to bring to life in "Synaxarion" is not known to the broad reading public. The biographies that follow are written out of love and admiration. We believe justifiably, because there are no offerings to today's reader in the form presented here.
The aim we have pursued is for each to have its own completeness, even though the depicted figures often operate in the same space, influence and are influenced by the same events, reflect the same situations, blend into the same vision, and share the same goals and ideals.
We have provided, in our opinion, all those elements that express the soul, dynamism, fighting spirit, sacrifice, and self-sacrifice. Let it not be thought that our reasons for particular preference led us to include the depicted figures in this collection. Although among them are most of the most remarkable, the context of Ottoman rule is so rich that they do not cover it.
