described as "moderately strong" but caused heavy damage throughout the city, killed 20 people and injured 330 others. Due to these efforts, Kalamata has now developed into a modern provincial capital and has returned to growth during the recent years. Today, Kalamata has the second largest population and mercantile activity in Peloponnese. It makes important exports, particularly of local products such as raisins, olives and olive oil. It is also the seat of the Metropolitan Bishop of Messenia. The current Metropolitan Bishop is Chrisostomus III, since 15 March 2007. Sights Maria Callas Alumni Association of the Music School of Kalamata / "Maria Callas Museum" There are numerous historical and cultural sights in Kalamata, such as the Villehardouin castle, the Ypapanti Byzantine church, the Kalograion monastery with its silk-weaving workshop where the Kalamata scarves are made, and the municipal railway park. The Church of the Holy Apostles is where Mavromichalis declared the revolt against Ottoman rule in 1821. Art collections are housed at the Municipal Gallery, the Archaeological Museum of Messenia and the Folk Art Museum. Benakeion Archaeological Museum of Kalamata, located in the heart of the historical centre of Kalamata. Cultural events, such as the Kalamata International Dance Festival Kalamata Drama International Summer School Kalamata Castle from the 13th century AD. The marina and the Port of Kalamata, located SW of the city centre, is the main and largest port in Messenia and the southern part of the Peloponnese. Kalamata Municipal Stadium, home of Messiniakos, seats 5,400 spectators The Railway Museum of the Municipality of Kalamata, a railway museum which first opened since 1986 Ancient Messene, some 15 to north-west of modern Messini The Temple of Apollo Epicurius is about two-hour drive north from Kalamata. The Maria Callas Alumni Association of the Music School of Kalamata (www.mariacallas.gr) with the exhibition of the personal letters of the legendary Maria Callas. Cathedral of Ypapanti Kalamata's cathedral of the Ypapanti (Presentation of the Lord to the Temple) nestles beneath the 14th-century Frankish castle. The foundation stone was laid on 25 January 1860, and the building was consecrated on 19 August 1873. It suffered great damage during the 1986 earthquake, but was subsequently restored. The Festival of the Ypapanti (27 January through 9 February) is of national importance for the Greek Orthodox Church and, locally, the occasion for a holiday (2 February), when the litany of what is believed to be a miraculous icon,