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HIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM VISITS MOUNT ATHOS
On the morning of Saturday, the 24th of July/6th of August 2016, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, commenced His already announced visit to the Agion Oros. The Patriarch was accompanied by the Elder Secretary-General, Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the...
Read MoreADDRESS TO THE LEADERCHIP OF THE COPTIC & ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITIES OF JERUSALEM
AUGUST 3, 2016 Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, Your Graces, Beloved Members of our Respective Brotherhoods, We welcome you, dear Brothers, to our Patriarchate with love in Christ and with pastoral solicitude for the well-being of the Christian communities...
Read MoreMEETING BETWEEN THE COPTIC AND ETHIOPIAN CHURCHES AT THE PATRIARCHATE
At noon of Wednesday, the 21st of July/3rd of August 2016, representatives of the Coptic and Ethiopian Churches in Jerusalem met at the Patriarchate. The representations consisted of the Coptic Archbishop in Jerusalem, His Eminence Antonious, and the Head of...
Read MoreGREECE’S DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEMETRIOS MARDAS, VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
At noon of Tuesday, the 20th of July/2nd of August 2016, the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Demetrios Mardas, accompanied by the new Consul-General to Jerusalem, Mr Christos Sofianopoulos, Consul Vasileios Koinis, and associates of his, visited the...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF THE PROPHET ELIAS AT THE PROPHET ELIAS MONASTERY IN JERUSALEM (2016)
On Tuesday, the 20th of July/2nd of August 2016, the Patriarchate observed the memory of Prophet Elias the Thesbite at the Monastery dedicated to his name, between the new south gate of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The Monastery stands on the...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF THE PROPHET ELIAS IN MA’ALUL
On Sunday, the 18th/31st of July 2016, the feast of the Prophet Elias was observed belatedly at the Church dedicated to his name in Ma’alul, near Nazareth. This particular church had been a centre of worship for the Orthodox Arabic-speaking...
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