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THE 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...
Read MoreADDRESS OF WELCOME TO THE NEW CUSTOS OF THE HOLY LAND.
30 July 2016 Your Paternity, dear Father Francesco, Your Graces, Beloved Members of our respective Brotherhoods, We greet you with great joy in the name of Christ as you assume your new ministry as Custos of the Holy...
Read MoreTHE NEW CUSTOS OF THE HOLY LAND VISITS THE PATRIARCH
On Saturday, the 17th/30th of July 2016, the Custos of the Holy Land, f. Francesco, accompanied by the Franciscan f. Serge, visited the Patriarchate. The new Custos was welcomed by His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the presence of...
Read MoreTHE LAST DAY OF PATRIARCH THEOPHILOS’ VISIT TO RHODES
On Thursday, the 15th/28th of July 2016, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited the Acropolis of Lindos in Rhodes. Toured on the site, the Patriarch admired the ancient Temple dated to the Classical Period, and the Byzantine Church, both...
Read MoreTHIRD DAY OF THE PATRIARCH’S VISIT TO RHODES
On Wednesday, the 14th/27th of July 2016, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by the Elder Secretary-General, Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, Hierodeacon Markos, Professor A. Moropoulou of the NTUA, the former Ambassador of Greece to Jordan, and then to Lithuania,...
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