Nicholas Salamis

Salamis was born on the Greek island of Samos. ==Study==

At 35, Salamis returned to Athens to study theology, with the intention to become an Orthodox priest. In October of 1938, Salamis returned to Montréal to begin his priesthood at St. George Greek Orthodox Church parish, spending seven years there until joining the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, eventually leaving in June of 1961, joining the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Toronto, where he would remain until December of 1968. ==Return to Canada==

Salamis' return to Montréal coincided with over 100,000 Greeks immigrating to Canada, who were largely uneducated, unskilled, with little or no knowledge of either official language of Canada, many of whom Salamis would go on to provide with baptisms, weddings, and funerals, easing the frictions which developed between the established Greek community and the new immigrants, who were referred to as "displaced persons" (see Greek Diaspora). ==Pastoral work==

By his own count, Salamis performed over 10,000 religious ceremonies during his service to the Greek Orthodox community of Canada. Dates of Ordination: • Deaconate: September 25, 1938 • Priesthood: September 26, 1938 Communities Served: • June 1961 – 1990: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Montréal, Québec • April 1945 – May 1961: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Montréal, Québec • October 1938 – March 1945: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Toronto, Ontario ==See also==