Series of visits to the Patriarch of Jerusalem - Meeting with the Ambassador of Russiatranslated

A series of visits was received on Friday, November 13, 2026 by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mr. Theophilos, in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Initially, His Beatitude welcomed the nun Pansemni, abbess of the Holy Monastery of St. George of the Hospital, in the Old City of Jerusalem, who asked for his blessing in view of the upcoming feast of the retrieval of the holy relic of St. George the Trophy Bearer.

He then met with a group of pilgrims from Ukraine, to whom he addressed fatherly advice and offered spiritual guidance.

Afterwards, the Patriarch received the legal adviser of the Patriarchate, Mr. Asad Mazaoui, accompanied by Mr. Philimons, head of the Palestinian Bible Society. During the meeting, His Holiness was presented with copies of the Holy Bible, which include the Old and New Testaments in one volume, in the Arabic language. The publication was carried out by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, with the aim of free distribution of copies to its flock and more widely to the Christians of the Holy Land.

The two representatives also informed the Patriarch of their efforts to secure the release of all copies of the…