The fighters, in order to find strength for the continuation of the Struggle, were turning to the grace and protection of the Theotokos. The Dormition of the Theotokos in Hydra, the Monastery of Velanidia, of Voulkano, of Dimiova, of Mega Spileo, of Agia Lavra, of Varnakova, of Prousiotissa, of Tatarna, and other monasteries dedicated to the Theotokos had become revolutionary hubs and hideouts for the fighters.

When the legendary “Geros tou Morea” Kolokotronis was marching towards the liberation of Tripolitsa and saw that his men were faltering, he entered the church of the Theotokos in Chrysovitsi. He devoutly made the sign of the Cross, venerated the icon of the Theotokos and shouted in tears: “My dear Theotokos, help the Greeks once again to gain courage”. As he was exiting the church, he shouted to his men full of faith and holy enthusiasm: "God signed off on the liberation of Greece and He will not take His signature back".

The fearless fireship captain Konstantinos Kanaris, rejuvenated through prayer and Holy Communion at the church of Saint Nicholas, after setting the Turkish flagship on fire in the port of Chios returned in tears to the same church to express his gratitude to the Theotokos.

The Theotokos notably showed her favoring towards the uprisen Greeks. Her icon in Tinos was found on January 30, 1823, after a prompt by the Theotokos to the nun Pelayia at the historic monastery of the “Lady of Angels” at Kehrovouni. Many of the fighters traveled to the island to venerate the icon, firmly believing that this was a sign from the Theotokos and that freedom would not delay.

“Θα σταθώ και εγώ της πίστης μαχητής στον τόπο αυτό…” - “I will stand also myself a fighter of the faith in this land”.

In this beautiful land, our beloved homeland, we will also stand and fight with the same faith and ideals that its heroes had.