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THE FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THEOTOKOS IN NAZARETH
On Thursday, the 25th of March/7th of April 2016, the feast of the Annunciation of Theotokos was observed by the Patriarchate in panegyric memory of the fact that the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Mariam, the pure daughter...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THEOTOKOS AT THE TOMB OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
On Thursday, the 25th of March/7th of April 2016, the feast of the Annunciation of Theotokos was observed at the Church of the Dormition of Theotokos in Gethsemane, at the heart of which lies the Tomb of the Mother of...
Read MoreTHE ANNUNCIATION OF THEOTOKOS OBSERVED IN RAFIDIA, SAMARIA
On Thursday, the 25th of March/7th of April 2016, the Annunciation of Theotokos was celebrated at the Church of the Annunciation of the Rum-Orthodox Arabic-speaking Community of the town of Rafidia, near Nablus, Samaria, wherein Jacob’s Well also stands. The...
Read MoreCYPRUS’ MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On Wednesday, the 24th of March/6th of April 2016, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus, Mr N. Kouyialis, accompanied by Ms Anthoulla Charalambous Savvides, Director of the Minister’s Office; Mr Charalambos Hadjipakos, Environmental Services Officer; the...
Read MoreSUNDAY OF THE VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Sunday, the 21st of March/3rd of April 2016, the Patriarchate celebrated the veneration of the Holy Cross at the Church of the Resurrection. The feast of the Veneration of the Cross has been established by the Church to be...
Read MoreTHE GREEK PRESIDENT, MR PROKOPIS PAVLOPOULOS, AT THE PATRIARCHATE
At 10:00 am of Thursday, the 18th/31st of March 2016, His Excellency the President of the Greek Republic, Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos, whilst on an official visit to Israel, visited the Patriarchate. Mr Pavlopoulos was accompanied by associates of his, the...
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