Gospel Riots

When

Nov 1901

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

37.98° N, 23.73° E

Description

1901 riots in Greece precipitated by the publication of a translation of the Gospel of Matthew into modern Greek

Cause

Greek language question

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Christian riots in Greece in 1901

The Gospel riots, which took place on the streets of Athens in November 1901, were primarily a protest against the publication in the newspaper Akropolis of a translation into modern spoken Greek of the Gospel of Matthew, although other motives also played a part. The disorder reached a climax on 8 November, "Black Thursday", when eight demonstrators were killed.

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