With due ecclesiastical splendour, the feast day of Saint Theodore the Tyro, took place at the Church of Saint Theodore in Rome.

His Eminence Metropolitan Polykarpos of Italy officiated at the Great Vespers and presided over the Divine Liturgy, with the participation of many clergymen. Also present for the feast day were the Ambassadors of the Hellenic Republic to Italy, Ms. Eleni Sourani and to the Holy See, Ms. Ekaterini Georgiou, representatives of other denominations and Confessions, many Ambassadors, representatives of the Government and the Parliament along with a large crowd of believers.