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PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM ROMANIA VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On Wednesday, the 7th/20th of January 2016, a delegation of the Romanian House of Representatives, made of House President, Mr Libiu Nicolae Dragnea and his wife, Ms Gabriela Firea, Mr Petru Gabriel Vlase and the Romanian ambassador to Israel, Ms ...
Read MoreTHEOPHANY AT THE PATRIARCHATE (2016)
On Tuesday, the 6th/19th of January 2015, the feast of Theophany was celebrated by the Patriarchate. On the morning of the aforementioned day, the Patriarchal Entourage walked from the Patriarchate through the stairs of St James the Brother of God...
Read MoreEVE OF THEOPHANY ON THE RIVER JORDAN (2016)
On Tuesday, the 6th/19th of January 2016, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of Theophany in commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ by John the Baptist, when a voice from heaven identified Him as the Beloved Son, and...
Read MoreST ZION PATRIARCHAL SCHOOL BECOMES ONCE MORE SUBJECT TO ATTACK BY UNKNOWNS
In the early hours after midnight on Sunday the 4th/17th of January 2016, the Patriarchal School of St Zion became once more subject to an attack by unknowns. The perpetrators had attempted to break the lock on the School’s northern...
Read MoreCUTTING ST BASIL’S PIE AT THE PATRIARCHAL SCHOOL
On the evening of Friday, the 2nd/15th of January 2016, a humble St Basil’s pie-cutting ceremony took place at the Patriarchal Hieratical School of St Zion, led by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem. His Beatitude was accompanied by the President of...
Read MoreST BASIL’S FEAST AT THE HOMONYMOUS MONASTERY IN JERUSALEM
The memory of St Basil, Archbishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia, was observed at the homonymous monastery near the New Gate, where the saint’s holy relic is kept. Vespers and the divine Liturgy were led by Archimandrite Claudius, hegoumen at the Monastery...
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