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THE FEAST OF THE ARCHANGELS AT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Friday, the 8th/21st of November 2014, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast day of the Archangels, Michael and Gabriel, and all heavenly powers, at the Monastery dedicated to them, which lies on the coast of Joppa. The Monastery, burnt down...
Read MoreCYPRUS POLICE MEMBERS ON PILGRIMAGE VISIT THE PATRIARCHATE
On Thursday, the 7th/20th of November 2014, a twenty-member group of Cyprus Police Officers, led by Nicosia District Commissioner Demetrios Demetriou, visited the Patriarchate. The delegation was received by H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the presence of Hagiotaphite Fathers....
Read MoreST GEORGE CHURCH CONSECRATED IN NISF IJBIL
On Tuesday, the 5th/18th of November 2014, the Church of St George in the Community of Nisf Ijbil, lying at some distance from Nablus, Samaria, was consecrated. The town used to be inhabited by Greek Orthodox Arab-speaking Community members who,...
Read MoreTHE FEAST OF ST GEORGE OBSERVED IN JERUSALEM AND BEIT JALA
On Sunday, the 3rd/16th of November 2014, the translation of the relics of St George the Great Martyr and Trophy Bearer was celebrated mostly in Lydda, and also in the Monasteries dedicated to his name in Jerusalem and in the...
Read MoreTHE TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF ST GEORGE OBSERVED IN LYDDA
On Sunday, the 3rd/16th of November 2014, the translation of the relics of St George the Great Martyr and Trophy Bearer was commemorated at St George Church in Lydda, Israel, which is a center of worship for the Patriarchate’s Greek...
Read MoreRUSSIAN-SPEAKING DEACON ORDAINED AT GOLGOTHA
On Saturday, the 2nd/15th of November 2014, the Most Reverend Kyriakos, Metropolitan of Nazareth, acting upon a decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod, ordained Mr Sergei Denishenko as deacon during a divine Liturgy performed at Golgotha. The newly-ordained shall...
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