Fthiotidos Simeon at the Domokos Prisons for the feast of Agios Longinostranslated

On Friday, October 16, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Fthiotidos Mr. Simeon celebrated the memory of Saint Longinus the Centurion, Patron Saint of the External Guards and Penitentiary Officers, at the Domokos Prison and the Holy Chapel of Agios Apostolos Andreou. The Most Reverend Metropolitan Fthiotidos Mr. Simeon celebrated the High Priestly Divine Liturgy flanked by the Preacher of the Holy Metropolis and Commissioner for Support of Prisoners and Spiritual of the Prisons Archimandrite Father Herodion Rizo, in the presence of the Administration of Domokos Prisons, as well as many officials and representatives of agencies.

The Most Reverend Metropolitan Fthiotidos Mr. Symeon blessed the breads offered by the members of the Board of Directors of the Union of Foreign Guard Employees of Domokos in honor of their patron Saint Longinus the Centurion and in his speech, among other things, he presented the descriptions of imprisonments by the Evangelist Luke in the Acts of the Apostles.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Foreign Guard Employees of the Domokos Detention Shop, Mr. Andreas Pantzias, awarded to His Excellency on behalf of all...