On Monday, the 19th of January/1st of February 2016, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by the Elder Secretary-General, Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, and the Exarch of the Holy Sepulchre in Athens, the Most Reverend Archimandrite Damianos, on the initiative…
On Wednesday, the 14th/27th of January, Professor Antonia Moropoulou of the National Technical University of Athens presented the “Comprehensive Programme of Diagnostic Research and Strategic Planning of Materials and Interventions for the Conservation and Restoration of the Holy Aedicula of the…
On Friday, the 26th of December 2015/8th of January 2016, Ms Antonia Moropoulou, professor at the NTUA, met at the Patriarchate with Patriarch Theophilos, the representative of the Franciscans in Jerusalem, f. Athanasios Makoras, and the representative of the Armenian…
On the morning of Tuesday, the 5th of January 2016, professor Antonia Moropoulou of the National Technical University of Athens, in her capacity as head of the “Comprehensive Program of Diagnostic Research and Strategic Design for the Restoration of the…
Between Sunday the 4th and Tuesday the 6th of October 2015, Professor Antonia Moropoulou of the National Technical University of Athens, accompanied by Mr Korres and his wife, Architect Asimina Koutrouli, visited the Holy Sepulchre and the Patriarchate. The aim…
On the morning of Friday the 29th of August/11th of September 2015, the day of the commemoration of the Beheading of John the Baptist, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, inspected conservation and renovation works on the roof the Basilica of…
On Sunday, the 15th/28th of June 2015, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, led the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Greek Orthodox Arabic-speaking Community of the town of Zbabde. The town lies at half an hour’s drive from Jacob’s…
On Monday the 5th/18th of May 2015, Ms Anastasia Moropoulou, Professor at the National Technical University of Greece and Director of Studies in the “Materials and Conservation Interventions” Direction, visited the Patriarch of Jerusalem. She was accompanied by the University’s…
This year’s Holy Easter Period saw the completion of the Byzantine decoration of the Iconostasis of the Church of the Nativity of Theotokos in the Greek Orthodox, Arab-speaking Community of Kafr Yasif, Northern Israel. The decoration was carried out by…
Orthodox Initiative and Middle East Council of Churches Amman, Jordan April 2015 Christ is risen! The Easter season is a special time for Christians throughout the world. It is a time to reflect upon our faith, gather in community,…
