« I am looking forward to a substantial collaboration with the Church », said the Greek Prime Minister to the Archbishop of Athens
On July 16, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens at the Maximos Mansion.
On July 16, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens at the Maximos Mansion.
The director of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Press and Communication Office, Nikos Papachristou, issued the following communiqué: “Allegations or information from anyone claiming that the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in order to grant the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, allegedly sought and received, or requested, any form of compensation, financial or other, whether from political or ecclesiastical persons, is absolutely false, unsubstantiated and slanderous. At the same time, such
On July 14, 2019, Novak Djokovic won his 5th Wimbledon title, after an almost 5-hour epic match against Roger Federer. But before being number 1 tennis player in the world, Djokovic likes to highlight his faith: “Before I am an athlete, I am an Orthodox Christian”, he said back in 2011, as he received the order of St. Sava from the hands of Patriarch Irinej of Serbia. The award was
July 4 (old calendar) / July 17 (new) Fast St. Andrew, Archbishop of Crete (712). Ven. Andrei Rublev (14th-15th c.). Ven. Martha, mother of Ven. Simeon the Stylite (the Younger—554). Burial of St. Andrei Bogoliubsky (1174). Uncovering of the Relics of Ven. Evfimii (Euthymius), Archimandrite, of Suzdal’ (1507). Martyrs Theodotus and Theodotia at Cæsarea in Cappadocia (108). Hieromartyr Theodore, Bishop of Cyrene in Libya and with him Martyrs Cyprilla, Aroa,
July 17 Fast Greatmartyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia (4th c.). Ven. Irenarchus, Abbot of Solovkétsky Monastery (1628). Translation of the Relics of Ven. Lazarus of Mt. Galesius near Ephesus. Royal Passionbearers Tsar Nicholas (Nikolai), Tsaritsa Alexandra, Tsarevich Aleksy, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia (1918—July 4th O.S.). Saint Marina The Holy Great Martyr Marina was born in Asia Minor, in the city of Antioch of Pisidia (southern Asia
17 juillet Jour de jeûne Sainte Marine (ou Marguerite), mégalomartyre à Antioche de Pisidie (IVème s.) ; saint martyr Livier (Vème s.) ; saint Irénarque de Solovki (1628) ; saint Léonide de Vologda (1654) : saint Théodose, évêque d’Auxerre (vers 515) ; saints martyrs impériaux Nicolas, Alexandra, Alexis, Olga, Tatiana, Marie, Anastasie, et leur médecin Eugène (1918). LE SAINT TSAR NICOLAS Le tsar Nicolas II fut couronné en mai 1896,
On July 14, Patriarch Bartholomew presided the Sunday Divine Liturgy celebrated in St. George’s Patriarchal Church, at the Phanar. Faithful were present from Constantinople, Ukraine, Greece, and other countries. At the end of the Liturgy, Metropolitan Ignatius of Dimitrias and Almyros addressed the Patriarch. In his speech, he informed the Patriarch about the program for the training of theologians and students of ecclesiastical schools of the new Orthodox Church of
In his July 14th Sunday homily, Patriarch Daniel spoke about loneliness, a real disease of our century, as well as the actions we must undertake to get rid of it.