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THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FOREFATHERS IN THE VILLAGE OF THE SHEPHERDS
On Sunday, the 12th/25th of December 2016, the memory of the Forefathers of Christ, especially Abraham the Patriarch, was celebrated in the Village of the Shepherds where the shepherds had heard the angelic hymn “Glory be to God in the...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF ST SPYRIDON AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Sunday, the 12th/25th of December 2016, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of St Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythounta, at the Monastery dedicated to his name, by the wall of Damascus Gate, on the inside. Vespers and the divine Liturgy were...
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CHRISTMAS AT THE H. ARCHDIOCESE OF QATAR
Christmas was celebrated with ecclesiastical brilliance in Doha, Qatar. On Saturday evening, 11th /24th December 2016, the celebration began with Matins, followed by the Divine Liturgy in the Arabic and English languages. On Sunday morning, 12th / 25th December...
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DEACON ORDAINED AT THE PATRIARCHATE
At noon of Friday, the 10th/23rd of December 2016, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, blessed the vestment of Rabia Farah from the town of Kafr Yasif, Northern Israel, and advised him on the sacrament of priesthood which he has been...
Read MoreHIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM VISITS THE BASILICA OF BETHLEHEM
On the afternoon of Wednesday, the 8th/21st of December 2016, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in order to inspect restoration works carried out there, particularly on the northern side of the...
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HIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM DECORATES MR ALEXANDROS GENNIMATAS
On Tuesday, the 7th/20th of December 2016, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, bestowed upon Mr Alexandros-Andreas Gennimatas, Consul at the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv, the honorary distinction of Crusader of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, in...
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