Metropolitan of Corfu inaugurated Ukrainian Monastic House in Corfu at Metropolitan Onufriy’s request

Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxos and the Diapontian Islands inaugurated a new monastic house in Corfu on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the request and with the blessing of Metropolitan Onufriy, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

The monastic house includes a chapel dedicated to the Venerable Fathers of the Kyiv Caves Lavra and is located near the Church of Saint Spyridon in Corfu.

According to a statement from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Onufriy and Metropolitan Agathangelos of Odesa made the monastic house possible, with the blessing of Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu.

The inauguration coincided with celebrations marking the 975th anniversary of the founding of the Kyiv Caves Lavra.

Seven hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church attended the ceremony, including Metropolitan Clement of Nizhyn and Pryluky and Metropolitan Filaret of Lviv and Galicia, alongside numerous Ukrainian pilgrims.

The service was celebrated in Greek, Church Slavonic, Ukrainian, and Romanian, while hymns were performed by the Byzantine Choir of the Metropolis of Corfu and a monastic choir from Ukraine.

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