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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-10-16
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[01] Ecumenical Patriarch on Crete
[01] Ecumenical Patriarch on Crete
Special events are underway in Heraklion, on the southern Aegean island of
Crete, marking the Jubilee of the Apostle Paul, which are being attended by
the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and
All Greece, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, Archbishop
Chrysostomos of Cyprus and Metropolitan Ioannis of Pergamon, who will
coordinate the final session of the Symposium on Apostle Paul.
Before the liturgy at the Cathedral of St Minas, the Ecumenical
Patriarch addressed a large crowd of faithful gathered outside the
church characterizing Crete as the bridge linking the cultures of the
three continents converging at the Mediterranean Basin and pointed out
that Apostle Paul had included Crete in his grandiose apostolic
vision.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Primates accompanying him will
visit Gortina, the seat of Apostle Titos, where they will tour the
Panagia Keras Church. They will also visit St Apostle Church in nearby
Spileo and attend a luncheon hosted by the local government.
The final session of the Symposium on Apostle Paul will be held later
in the afternoon to be followed by a formal dinner hosted by Archbishop
Irineos of Crete and local authorities.
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