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Constantine of Serres, nicknamed Dragases, was a regional lord in the the fragmenting Serbian realm in the end of 14th century and in the beginning of 15th century. he ruled Eastern Macedonia, Serres as his princely seat.


his daughter Helena Dragas was married to Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and they had ten children, two of those sons succeeding in turn to the imperial throne of Constantinople. The last of them was Constantine XI who in honor of his maternal grandfather used the name Konstantinos Dragases. The Byzantine Empire around year 1400. ... Constantine XI Paleologus Constantine XI Paleologus (sometimes numbered Constantine XII or Constantine XIII), also known as Constantine Drageses (Gr. ...


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About Dragas Mortgage (248 words)
The original Dragas companies enterprise, Dragas Mortgage company, was founded in 1968 by George Dragas, Jr., and continues to operate today providing residential mortgage loans to homebuyers at Dragas communities, in other builders' projects, and to resale buyers throughout Hampton Roads.
The Dragas companies' longevity and record of stability through extreme market cycles is attributable primarily to a tradition of providing consistent quality and value to our customers.
Dragas Mortgage Company is able to make the loan approval process, from loan origination to closing, a simple one for our borrowers.
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George Dragas (Professor of Patristics, the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological Seminary, Brookline, MA), gave 3 lectures on the Orthodox approach to the Bible, the Bible in Orthodox Liturgy, and the Bible and Christians as icons in the Orthodox Church.
Dragas highlighted the difference between the Western and the Orthodox approaches to the Bible, and that the latter is essentially the approach that our holy fathers have taught us, in particular St. Athanasius the Apostolic and St. Cyril the Great, the Patriarchs of the Church of Alexandria.
Dragas referred to Paul Evdokimov book on "The Bible in the Orthodox Tradition", which he translated and submitted for publication in SMOF magazine, "The Word of Life".
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