Greek President attends Divine Liturgy honoring St. George of Neapolis in Nea Ionia (PHOTOS)

A solemn Divine Liturgy is being celebrated today, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the newly built Church of Saint George of Neapolis, patron saint and protector of Nea Ionia, Athens, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Konstantinos Tasoulas.

The concelebrated Hierarchical Divine Liturgy is presided over by Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia, Iraklio, Philadelphia and Chalcedon, together with Metropolitan Maximos of Ioannina and Metropolitan Makarios of Aneon.

The service marks the culmination of celebrations surrounding the inauguration of the Ionian Center, a new spiritual and cultural complex whose heart is the Church of Saint George of Neapolis, commemorated by the Orthodox Church on November 2.

Among those attending the celebrations are Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis, Minister of Labour Niki Kerameus, Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis, Civil Administrator of Mount Athos and Honorary Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff Alkiviadis Stefanis, and PASOK Member of Parliament Milena Apostolaki, alongside numerous clergy and faithful.

The celebrations follow the solemn translation of the holy relics of Saint George of Neapolis on…