The feast of St. Euthymios the New in Peristera, Thessalonikitranslated

The Komopolis of the Doves of Thessaloniki of the Holy Metropolis of Ierissos, Mount Athos and Ardameri celebrated with all splendor its patron Saint Euthymius the Younger, a great ascetic of 9th century AD. In the renovated and inaugurated four years ago, in the presence of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Mr. Jerome II, the five-domed Holy Church of Agios Andreas Peristera, built in 871 AD, and with great treasure enriching it with the Holy Relics of Saint Euthymius the Younger in their silver altar, the friendly people of Peristera and the surrounding areas came together to honor their patron who essentially highlighted their place in the slopes of Hortiatis, next to the famous city of Thessaloniki.

The Vespers Mass, held on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in the afternoon, was presided over by the Protosygellos of the Holy Metropolis Pan. Chief Father Dorotheos Zervas, flanked by a multitude of Clergy both from our Holy Metropolis and from neighboring Holy Metropolises, who proclaimed the divine word.

Prior to the Dissolution, a Sacred Procession of the Holy Relics of St. Euthymios took place through the streets of the mountainous town.

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