(abstract from the book ‘The Greek community in Mozambique’)
In 1896, the Greeks of Beira used a small house as a church and Bakas was the first vicar of the parish. He was succeeded by Vasilis Kamitsis, who remained in Beira from 1902 until 1927, and then, in 1928 by Theophilos Siminakis, who died in 1930. Nikolaos Scandalis, who was also a teacher, was the next priest of the parish.
In 1937, the community decided to erect a church. On 14/8/1938, the temple of the Holy Trinity was founded, on a land donated by the “Compagnia de Moçambique”.
Athanasios Kleronomos, Dimitris Verghis, Dimitris Paraskevas and Efterpi Paraskevas were among the most important donators. The project cost 3,200 gold sovereigns. The Greeks of Manica conducted a fundraising campaign and collected 3,400 gold sovereigns. However, the most significant donation was that of Efterpi Paraskevas, who offered 500 gold sovereigns.
