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Patriarch Daniel: The Romanian Orthodox Church prays for the health of the Archbishop of Albania

The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, prays for the health of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, who is hospitalised at the Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens, Greece.

For six days, Archbishop Anastasios has been in critical condition and is currently under the close observation of a team of doctors in Athens. He was transferred from Tirana, Albania, on 3 January 2025 after a viral infection.

In a message sent to Archbishop Anastasios, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania says that the Romanian Orthodox Church prays together with the clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Sister Church of Albania for the health of Archbishop Anastasios.

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His Beatitude Anastasios,
Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania,
Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Your Beatitude,

In these moments of trial, we turn our thoughts to Your Beatitude and pray to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Physician of our souls and bodies, to assist the doctors who care for you, to ease your suffering, and to restore you to health.

The Romanian Orthodox Church prays together with the clergy and faithful of the sister Orthodox Church of Albania for the complete health of Your Beatitude.

With fraternal love in Christ the Lord,

† Daniel
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Source and photographs: Basilica.ro