Ecumenical Patriarch inaugurated exhibition with photographs from Mount Athos, at Imbros

20/08/22 - 10:01 pm

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by Bishop Raphael of Ilion, Assistant to the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, and his clerical and lay colleagues from the Phanar, has been visiting his birthplace, Imbros, since Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

At the island’s port, the Ecumenical Patriarch was received by Metropolitan Kyrillos of Moschonissia, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Myra and Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imvros and Tenedos, as well as a number of his compatriots, and many Imbrian children who offered the Patriarch bouquets of wild flowers from the island, and friends of the island of Imbros.

Afterwards, the Patriarch made a pilgrimage to the Holy Metropolitan Church of Panagia, where 61 years ago, on August 13, 1961, he was ordained deacon by the then Metropolitan of Imbros and Tenedos and his elder, the late Meliton Hatzis.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Patriarch attended the presentation of the book “The islands of Imbros and Tenedos through the ancient sources”, the result of many years of research and study by Mrs Evangelia Asanaki-Christophoridou, philologist, which was held in the crowded hall of the “Cultural Association of Agioi Theodoroi”.

In his brief address, the Ecumenical Patriarch congratulated the researcher and all those who, through their studies and research, highlight the history and traditions of Imbros.

On Thursday morning, August 18, the Ecumenical Patriarch, accompanied by the local Metropolitan, paid a customary visit to the Prefect and the Mayor of the island, while in the afternoon, in the hall of the “Cultural Association of Agioi Theodoroi”, he inaugurated the exhibition organized by the Mount Athos Center with photographs by Nikos Koukis, entitled “Mount Athos. Life in the desert”.

Source: Orthodoxtimes.com

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