VISITS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ON OUR EASTER CELEBRATION

On the Tuesday of Bright Week, April 5th/18th 2023, the local Western and Pre-Chalcedonian Christian Churches of Jerusalem visited our Patriarchate on the occasion of Pascha.

First, the Franciscan Brotherhood, Custodians of the Holy Land, under their Abbot, His Eminence Francesco Patton visited the Patriarchate. These were addressed by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos.

Subsequently, the Patriarchate was visited by all the other Christian Churches of Jerusalem, that is, the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem under the representative of the Latin Patriarch His Eminence Somali, the Lutheran Church under its Archbishop His Eminence Sani Azar, the Anglican church under its Arhbishop, Naum Husam, and the Pre-Chalcedonian Churches Copts, Syrians, Ethiopians, except the Armenians.

All these were received by His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem with an address.

Subsequently, His Beatitude received the priests and the Trustees of the Community of the Cathedral of Saint James the Brother of God on the feast of Holy Easter.

The visit to the Coptic, Syrian and Ethiopian Churches was returned by the Most Reverend Archbishop Theodosios of Sebasteia.

From Secretariat-General