Metropolitan of Dnipro celebrates Divine Liturgy at Esphigmenou Monastery

Metropolitan Symeon of Dnipro, of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the representative house of Esphigmenou Monastery on Monday, October 19, 2026.

Concelebrating were the Abbot of Esphigmenou Monastery, Archimandrite Bartholomew, along with Ukrainian clergy and members of the monastery’s brotherhood.

Following the Divine Liturgy, Metropolitan Symeon thanked the Abbot and the monastic brotherhood for their hospitality and conveyed the greetings, blessings and affection of Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine.

Particular reference was made to the visit of Abbot Bartholomew and members of the Esphigmenou brotherhood to Kyiv last July.

Metropolitan Symeon emphasized that their visit to Ukraine and the joint prayers at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, had left a lasting positive impression on the Ukrainian people and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

He noted that the visit remains vivid in the memories of those who participated and represents an important expression of fraternal love, spiritual unity and practical solidarity with Ukraine during the difficulties the country continues to…