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ST 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...
Read MoreTHE CIRCUMCISION OF THE LORD AND ST BASIL’S FEAST OBSERVED AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On the 1st/14th of January 2016, the Patriarchate commemorated the Circumcision of the Lord and the feast of St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia, with a Parrhesia ceremony during Matins at the katholikon of the Church of the...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF HOSIA MELANIA OF ROME AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Wednesday, the 31st of December 2015/13rd of January 2016, the Patriarchate observed the memory of hosia Melania of Rome at the chapel dedicated to her, within the Monastery of the Great Panagia to the south of the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood....
Read MoreCUTTING ST BASIL’S PIE AT THE PATRIARCHATE (2016)
At 5:00 pm of Wednesday, the 31st of December 2015/13th of January 2016, New Year’s Eve according to the Julian Calendar, the traditional pie-cutting ceremony took place at the Patriarchate’s hall. In attendance at the ceremony were Hagiotaphite Primates, Hieromonks,...
Read MoreTHE CHIEF OF HELLENIC AIR FORCE VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On Tuesday, the 30th of December 2015/12th of January 2016, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force, Lieutenant General Christos Vaitsis, accompanied by associates of his and employees at the Hellenic Embassy in Israel, visited the Patriarchate. Mr Vaitsis was...
Read MoreCHILDREN’S CHOIR FROM ABELIN VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On Tuesday, the 30th of December 2015/12th of January 2016, a 25-member group of a Catechizing Primary School from the Rum Orthodox Community of Abelin, visited the Patriarchate. They were accompanied by their priest, f. Savvas. They were warmly received...
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