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ST ONOUPHRIOS FEAST AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Thursday, the 12th/25th of June 2015, the Patriarchate celebrated the memory of Hosios Onouphrios the Egyptian at the Monastery dedicated to him, opposite the Pool of Siloam on the foothills of Abu Tor. St Onouphrios had lived a rigidly...
Read MoreTHE PATRIARCH’S SCHEDULE OF VISITS BETWEEN 5/18-11/24 2015
During the period between the 5th/18th of June and the 11th/24th of June 2015, Patriarch Theophilos welcomed the following visitors at the Patriarchate: On the 5th/18th of June, the American Consul to Jerusalem, Mr Michael Ratney, who offered His Beatitude...
Read MoreHIS BEATITUDE BESTOWS DIPLOMAS ON KUFR YASEEF SCHOOL GRADUATES
On the afternoon of Saturday, the 7th/20th of June 2015, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited the town of Kufr Yaseef in Northern Israel. The Arabic-speaking community there recently founded a school for 300 elementary and high school students,...
Read MoreARSON AT THE PILGRIMAGE SITE OF TABGHA (ANCIENT EPTAPIGON)
On the morning of June 5th/18th 2015, currently unidentified suspects set fire to a Roman Catholic Church, under the Benedictine order of monks, at the site of Tabgha (Ancient Eptapigon) on the west shore of the Lake of Tiberias. This...
Read MoreTHE PATRIARCH’S SCHEDULE OF VISITS BETWEEN 12-16 JUNE, 2015
During the period between 30 May and 3 June 2015 (12-16 June 2015), Patriarch Theophilos met at the Patriarchate with, among others: Professors at the University of Bucharest, Ms Madeea Axincic, Director of the Religious Studies Program, and Mr Mihai...
Read MoreTHE MOST REVEREND PAVLOS, METROPOLITAN OF DRAMA, VISITS THE PATRIARCHATE
On Tuesday, the 3rd/16th of June 2015, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Pavlos of Drama, a descendant of parents from the martyric Pontus, visited the Patriarchate. He was leading a group of fifty priests and laymen from his congregation. The guests...
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