Charalambos Vilaetis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Βιλαέτης, c. 1781–1821) was a

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revolutionary leader. He descended from a famous family of Pyrgos and was one of the first to inhabit the area. He moved to

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in 1806 with the rank of sergeant next to

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. He was a member of the

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. In 1821, he became a leader of the Greeks in Elis. He led the revolution in Pyrgos and raised the

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. Charalampos Vilaetis was the first to suggest the idea of entrapping the Turks in Lalas. He entered the area of Strefi east of Pyrgos and west of Olympia with 100 people. At the age of 40, he was killed in the battle.

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Charalambos Saint Charalambos or Haralambos () was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, in the diocese of the same name. His name means ''glowing with joy'' in Greek. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus ...