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THE FEAST OF ST SAVVA THE SANCTIFIED AT THE MONASTERY OF THE ARCHANGELS, JERUSALEM
On Thursday, the 4th/17th of December 2015, the memory of St Savva the Sanctified was observed at the chapel dedicated to his name within the Monastery of the Archangels, at a short distance to the north of the Patriarchate. Archimandrites...
Read MoreTHREE-DAY CELEBRATIONS AT ST SAVVA THE SANCTIFIED MONASTERY
Α. The feast of St John Damascene On Thursday the 4th/17th of December 2015, the memory of St John Damascene was observed at the chapel within St Savva Monastery, which also contains his tomb. As is well known, St John...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF ST BARBARA THE GREAT MARTYR AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Thursday, the 4th/17th of December 2015, the Patriarchate observed the feast of St Barbara the great martyr at the chapel dedicated to her name within St Nikolas Monastery, to the northwest of the Patriarchate. Vespers, the Breaking of Bread...
Read MoreHIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM LIGHTS UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN NAZARETH
On the evening of Sunday, the 30th of November/13th of December 2015, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by the Most Reverend Joachim, Metropolitan of former Zambia, arrived in Nazareth, Galilee. There, in the town square, Patriarch Theophilos lit...
Read MoreTHE PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM HOLDS EVENT FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES
On the evening of Saturday, the 29th of November/12th of December 2015, the Patriarchate’s Amman Office of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) organized a charity dinner with the aim of securing financial aid for Syrian refugees, as two...
Read MoreREMARKS AT THE ‘CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE’ AT THE ARMENIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMMAN TO BENEFIT THE DISPLACED COMMUNITY.
12 December 2015 Your Eminences, Esteemed Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Respected Leaders of NGOs in this region, Reverend Fathers, Ladies and Gentlemen, In this season of hope as we prepare for the great Feast of the Nativity...
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