Papaflessas
| Grigorios Dikaios Γρηγόριος Δικαίος |
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| Nickname(s) | Papaflessas |
| Born | 1788 Poliani, Messinia, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | June 1, 1825 (aged 37) Maniaki, Messinia |
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 Greece |
Papaflessas (Greek: Παπαφλέσσας; 1788–1825), born Georgios Dimitrios Dikaios (Γεώργιος Δημητρίου Δικαίος), was a Greek patriot, priest, and government official of the old Dikaios- FlessasFamily. The prefix papa- (παπα-) in the name "Papaflessas" indicates his status as a cleric since the word means "priest" in Greek. He was appointed Archimandrite in 1819. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Chief of Police in the government of Alexander Mavrocordatos. Papaflessas was killed during the Battle of Maniaki on May 20, 1825, fighting against the forces of Ibrahim Pasha at Maniaki, Messinia.
Georgios Dimitrios Dikaios was his birth name. His monastic name was Gregory Flessas (Γρηγόριος Δικαίος, Grigórios Dikaios) or Papaflessas, while the pseudonym he used later in his life was Gregory Papaflessas(Γρηγόριος Δικαῖος, Grigórios Dhikéos).
Gregory "Papaflessas" Dikaios or Georgios Flessas or Flesias (Φλέσιας), was born in 1788 in the village of Poliani in Messinia. His father was Demetrios G. Flessas (Δημήτριος Φλέσσας), son of the klepht Georgios Dimitriou Flesaas (Γεώργιος Δημητρίου Φλέσσας), and his mother, the second wife of Demεtrios, was Constantina Andronaiou (Κωνσταντίνα Ἀνδροναίου) from Dimitsana. In 1809, he attended school at the renowned school of Dimitsana, from whence many Greek national heroes graduated. While in school, he published a satire and pinned it on the door of Dimitsana Pasha (the Turkish local governor at the time) signing it "Gregorios PHOS Kalamios" (Φῶς Καλάμιος τοὔνομα Γρηγόριος). Realizing he was in danger from his action he was sent in 1815 to become a priest or monk, taking the ecclesiastical name of Gregorios Flessas or Papaflessas. For a short time, he served in this capacity in the monastery of Velanidia, situated outside of the city of Kalamata, Messinia.
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