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The feast of Saints Dionysios and Mitrophanou in Fytia Imathiatranslated

July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

On Thursday, July 9, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Berea, Naoussa and Campania Mr. Panteleimon officiated and preached the divine word in the celebrating Holy Church of Agios Athanasios and Saints Dionysios the Orator and Bishop in Fiteia Imathia. At the end, His Eminence Metropolitan Mr. Panteleimon held a memorial service for the repose of the soul of his blessed elder, Metropolitan of Thessaloniki Mr. Panteleimon II, on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of his death (July 9, 2003).

At the same time, on the occasion of the feast of Saints Dionysios and Mitrophanous, the Pastor Mr. Panteleimon did not forget to hold a memorial service for the repose of the souls of Nikiforos Archpriest, Dionysios and Mitrophanous of the Hieromonks and Avimelech, Spyridon and Panteleimon of the monks.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence ordained Fr. Antonios Dimos, vicar of the I. Church of Ag. γεωργίου Μακροχωρίου και σε πρωτοπρεσβύτερο τον π. Λουκά Πέκαλη εφημέριο της Φυτειάς.

His Excellency's Speech:

"Glorified by the invisible fire, come to the family of God-bearers, Dionysius, wise and holy Bishop."

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Daniela Stan

Praise God for this beautiful celebration in Fyteia. I remembered the memorial that the Metropolitan made for his old clergyman, Metropolitan Panteleimon II of Thessalonica, 23 years after he fell asleep. A beautiful and spiritual memory.

Paul Davis

The part that stayed with me too was the memorial for his old elder, Metropolitan Panteleimon II, exactly 23 years after his repose. It’s good to see a bishop still remembering his spiritual father like that after so many years. The ordinations at the end must have made it a joyful day for the parish.

ميشيل حداد

Χαίρομαι που ο Μητροπολίτης Παντελεήμων δεν ξέχασε τον γέροντά του, Πντελεήμονα Β΄, και έκανε μνημόσυνο ακριβώς 23 χρόνια μετά την κοίμησή του. Είναι ωραίο να βλέπεις τέτοια συνέχεια στην πνευματική οικογένεια. Και οι χειροτονίες στο τέλος, του π. Αντώνιου και του π. Λουκά, πρέπει να έδωσαν ακόμα μεγαλύτερη χαρά στην εορτή.

Анна Мельник

Such days are always memorable. It is good that Bishop Panteleimon did not forget his elder, Metropolitan Panteleimon II, and served a memorial service exactly 23 years later. And it was also interesting to read that he ordained Father Anthony as a priest and Father Luka as a protopresbyter - simple, necessary things for the parish.

Ion Nistor

Praise God for these memories too, Daniela. I also liked how Metropolitan Panteleimon connected the commemoration of his priest with that of the saints from Meteora - as if he closed a beautiful circle. Have you ever been to work in Fyteia?

Photini Campbell

The way he tied the memorial for his own elder right into the saints’ feast felt especially meaningful. It’s a reminder that these spiritual lineages keep going, one generation handing the torch to the next. Did you notice he also commemorated the Mikragiannanites connected to those same saints?

Emily Clark

Yes, linking his late elder Metropolitan Panteleimon II’s memorial right on the saints’ feast day made the whole service feel like one continuous chain. I especially appreciated that he also remembered the Mikragiannanites—Nikephoros the hierarch, the hieromonks, and those monks—because their lives were so intertwined with Sts. Dionysios and Metrophanes. Did you attend the service yourself?