The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece abrogates the autonomous status of monastic hermitages

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece sent an encyclical to the Archdiocese of Athens, to the Metropolitan Dioceses, and to the monasteries of the Holy Synod, concerning the amendments to the statutes of the Church of Greece (v.590 / 1977), subject of Law 4559/2018. Until now, the monastic communities declaring themselves as « hermitages » (Isychastiria), while mentioning the name of the local metropolitan in the prayer services, enjoyed