Archbishop Hieronymos at the event for the official opening of the Ionian Centertranslated

In the presence of the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Mr. Hieronymou held an Honorary event this afternoon for the official opening of the Ionian Center of the Metropolis of Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion and Chalkidon. The event took place in the "Culture and Youth" hall of the Ionian Center and was also attended by the Metropolitan of Laodicea, Mr. Theodoritos, Director of Representation of the Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Athens, a multitude of High Priests, representatives of the Government, former Prime Ministers, ministers, MPs, presidents of parties, representatives of the local authorities, the social and business life of the place, Directors of the Services of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, clergy and laity.

The Metropolitan of Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion and Chalcedon Mr. Gabriel referred to the long journey of seven and a half years that it took to complete the project, expressing his emotion for the realization of a vision that, as he emphasized, was born from faith, perseverance and collective effort. As he characteristically stated, "the vision took flesh and bones, it became a reality",...