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TONSURE OF NEW MONK AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Wednesday, the 7th/20th of July 2016, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, performed the tonsure of novice Georgios, deacon at the Holy Cave within the Basilica of Bethlehem, giving him the name of Gabriel and offering paternal and patriarchal advice...
Read MoreST DEMETRIOS SCHOOL’S DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES VISIT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Tuesday, the 6th/19th of July 2016, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, received ten graduates of St Demetrios School who have excelled academically, from the towns of Taybeh, Remli and Ramallah. The graduates were accompanied by the Principal, Mr...
Read MoreGREEK AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On the morning of Sunday, the 4th/17th of July 2016, the Ambassador of Greece to Israel, Mr Spyridon Lamprides, accompanied by the Ambassador of Greece to Jerusalem, Mr G. Zacharoudiakis, visited the Patriarchate. The Ambassador was warmly welcomed by H.B....
Read MoreTHE LATIN PATRIARCH IN JERUSALEM VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On the morning of Saturday, the 3rd/16th of July 2016, the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem, Mr Fouad Twal, accompanied by two clerics, visited the Patriarchate on the occasion of his retirement after eight years in the position of Patriarch at...
Read MoreRASSOPHORE CEREMONY FOR NOVICES AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Friday, the 2nd/15th of July 2016, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, blessed the monastic robes of Basileios Tsolakis, novice at the St Sion Patriarchal School, and of Constantinos Psychalopoulos, deacon at the Holy Sepulchre, stressing the importance of the...
Read MoreTHE GATHERING OF THE APOSTLES IN TIBERIAS (2016)
On Wednesday, the 30th of June/13th of July 2016, the Patriarchate observed the feast of the Gathering of the Twelve Apostles at the Monastery dedicated to them in Tiberias, on the west coast of the Tiberian Sea. By “Gathering of...
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