Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Athens

Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Athens

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Maximos Mansion on Thursday during the Patriarch's visit to Athens, marking the 150th anniversary of the Church of Aghios Nikolaos. The church, located in central Athens, was gifted to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian

Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his joy at returning to Greece and conveyed the blessings of the Mother Church and greetings from the clergy at Phanar. Mitsotakis praised the Patriarch’s ongoing work and noted the significance of his visit, describing it as a source of strength and an opportunity to discuss broader regional developments.

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