Memorial to those Hanged on Chios, 23 Apr 1882
The plaque on this photo (see
below) is a supplement to the main monument, the obelisk.
The plaque inscription reads:
“At this place were killed
for their faith and their fatherland on the 23rd of April 1822,
together with the other hostages:
Chatzi Nicholas GEORGALAS
Antonios MANOUSOS
Manolis [Emmanuel] MAVROGORDATO
John PITZIPIOS
Zorzis Demetrios SCARAMANGA
Pandely Emmanuel SCHILIZZI
Chatzi Zannis SFYRATZIS
Zannis TZELEPIS
Pandely ZIZINIA
Chatzi Nicholas FIORENTIS”
The inscriptions on the obelisk
read:
In this ‘Street of the
Martyrs’, along the moat of the Chios Castle, were hanged by the Turks on the
23rd of April 1822 the following noble Chiots who were kept as
hostages in the Castle:
Platon FRANGHIADIS, Metropolitan of
Chios
Makarios GARIS or GEMELLOS, The
Metropolitan´s Deacon
Leontios Pandaleon ARGENTI
Nicholas Pandaleon ARGENTI
Zorzis AVIERINO
Lukas VLASTO
Zorzis GALATI
Sergios GALATI
Jacobos DROMOCAITIS
Zorzis CASANOVA
Michael CAPPARIS
Manolis MALEAS
Zannis MAMOUKAS
Eustratios Vitella MAVROGORDATO
Nicholas MAVROGORDATO
Alexander MAVROGORDATO
Nicholas NIOTIS
John PAREMBLI
John PASPATI
John PATRICOUSSIS
Andreas PETROCOCCHINO
Zannis Alexander PETROCOCCHINO
Zannis Eustratios PETROCOCCHINO
Theodore Eustratios PETROCOCCHINO
Nicholas
Demetrios PETROCOCCHINO
Alexander Anthony RALLI
Demetrios RALLI
Constantine RALLI
Emmanuel
Demetrios RODOCANACHI
Chatzi John SGOUROS
Eustratios Coco SCARAMANGA
Peter Lukas SCARAMANGA
Peter Lourentzi SCARAMANGA
Lourentzi Engremos SCHILIZZI
Chatzi Lourentzi SCHILIZZI
George TANGALAKIS
Zorzis TAMVAKOS
John PSICHAS
This monument was erected at the
expense of ALEXANDRA
PHILIPP ARGENTI, née SCHILIZZI”.
translation by George Agelastos
