Archangelos ( el, Αρχάγγελος, before 1925: Όσσιανη - ''Ossiani'';
ruq, Oșani) is a village and part of the
Exaplatanos municipal unit in the
Pella regional unit of
Macedonia,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
, near
Aridaia. The village is known for its
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...
of
Saint Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
, in which many monks occupy themselves with the painting of
icon
An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...
s. The inhabitants of Archangelos mainly make their living out of the cultivation of cherries. The town is not widely known among tourists, though there are a few B&B's, shops and bars.
Archangelos had 709 inhabitants in 1981.
In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Archangelos was populated by
Vlachs
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other E ...
,
more precisely Meglen Vlachs or
Megleno-Romanians
The Megleno-Romanians, also known as Meglenites ( ruq, Miglinits), Moglenite Vlachs or simply Vlachs ( ruq, Vlaș), are a small Eastern Romance people, originally inhabiting seven villages in the Moglena region spanning the Pella and Kilkis re ...
.
[Kahl, Thede (2014): Geographische Überlegungen zur Siedlungsgeschichte der meglenitischen Vlachen. In: ''Романистика и балканистика. Збoрник на трудови во чест на проф. д-р Петар Атанасов по повод 75 години од животот'', eds. М. Алексоска-Чкатроска & Ј. Х.-Л. Христоска, 325-336. Скопjе: Филолошки факултет Блаже Конески.] The
Megleno-Romanian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.
Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.
[ Table 4: Archangelos, 709; V, V1; V = Valaques (Aroumains), V = valaque (aroumain)"]
References
www.archanggelos.grExample of Megleno-Romanian speech from the village of Archangelos
Populated places in Pella (regional unit)
Megleno-Romanian settlements
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