Arsenios of Austria with a group of pilgrims at the Holy Monastery of Toploutranslated

The historic and famous Holy Patriarchal and Cross Monastery of Toplou Sitia was visited at noon on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, by the Cretan origin Rev. Metropolitan of Austria of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Mr. Arsenios, accompanied by Theophilus. Assistant Bishops of Apameia Mr. Paisios and Mr. Maximos Aristis, Rev. Primate of the Ecumenical Throne and High Priestly Commissioner Fr. Ioannis Nikolitsis and the Sitian-born Presbyter of Zografias Pippinou-Nikolitsis, Secretary of the Metropolis and a group of Orthodox pilgrims, in the context of their multi-day pilgrimage to Megaloniso Crete and the Holy Pilgrimages of the island.

The dignified visitors were welcomed and welcomed with warm speeches at the ancient Holy Monastery by Rev. Metropolitan of Ierapytni and Sitia Mr. Kyrillos with the Abbot of Panosiol Monastery. Chief Ambrosios Skarvelis and the Previous Banner. Chief Philotheo Spanoudakis, whom they took on a tour of the Catholic, Ecclesiastical Museums of Pictures, Artifacts, Antiquities, Engravings and Cretan Revolutions. After the tour, the visit ended with them going to the world-famous iconic Wai palm forest and…