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Archbishop of Athens inaugurates sacristy of Athens Metropolis Cathedral

In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the inauguration of the sacristy of Athens Metropolitan Temple was held, on Sunday, January 19th. Archbishop Ieronymos presided over the inauguration and several priests attended the ceremony, Orthodox Times reports. Following the sanctification ceremony, the Archbishop stressed, “This is not only a place…

Jan 21, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Greek Parliament awards Ecumenical Patriarch for his environmental work

The Greek Parliament and the Association of Constantinople awarded the Ecumenical Bartholomew for his multifaceted contribution to environmental protection, during a ceremony held at the Megaron Mousikis in Athens. The ceremony took place in the ‘Christos Lambrakis’ hall in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the political class as…

Oct 11, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Altars dedicated to Sts. Paisios and Porphyrios consecrated in Athens suburb

Two side altars in the Church of the Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki in the Athens suburb of Agios Dimitrios in the Attica region, one of which is dedicated to the great elders of our times Sts. Paisios and Porphyrios, were consecrated on Sunday 15 October 2017. The second altar is dedicated to the Portaitissa…

Oct 17, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Jerusalem | The Holy Sepulchre will be restored until the Feast of the Resurrection

Head of the Russian ecclesiastical mission (RDM) in Jerusalem Archimandrite Alexander (elisov) expressed confidence that the restoration of the Edicule, a chapel over the Tomb of the Lord, will be completed by Easter and will not violate age-old traditions of celebration. In predpochla Saturday at the Shrine is Holy fire, which is in Jerusalem attracts…

Mar 4, 2017Gheorghe Anghel