by Sheila and Andrew » 13 Oct 2006, 20:23
At the risk of appearing pedantic, I think the correct term for what happened to the Abbot of Panormitis and his two colleagues is "summarily executed" rather than "assasinated". From what I have read, the three were taken from the monastery by the occupying soldiers and shot, in other words they were aware of what was going to happen to them - rather than being picked off without warning, which the latter word suggests. The race is a marvellous way of keeping alive their memory.