Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel in the Russian church in Gethsemanetranslated

On the occasion of the peaceful visit he made to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, on September 26, 2026, the Patriarch of Bulgaria Mr. Daniel, accompanied by the Metropolitan of Neurokopi, Mr. Seraphim and the Bishop of Melenikos, Mr. Gerasimos, went to the holy monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene, which belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church. The official delegation was welcomed by the head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, which belongs to the Russian Church Transcendent, Archimandrite Romanos Krasovsky. The head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Archimandrite Vassianos Zmeev, also participated, according to the website of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission.

His Beatitude Mr. Daniel, after being informed about the history of the church, embraced the holy relics and by prayer honored the memory of the Holy Martyrs Elizabeth and Barbara, whose holy relics rest in the holy church of Saint Mary Magdalene.

The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria addressed the congregation with an admonition and thanked Fr. Romanos for the warm welcome and immediately after continued his pilgrimage to the Holy Lands of the Zionist Church.

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