Meetings of the Patriarch of Jerusalem with pilgrims, diplomats and businessmentranslated

Successive meetings were held by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mr. Theofilos on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. His Beatitude received groups of pilgrims from North Macedonia and Russia, while in the afternoon of the same day, His Beatitude received the former Consul of Greece in Jerusalem, Mr. Christos Sofianopoulos.

During their meeting, His Beatitude and Mr. Sofianopoulos referred to the excellent cooperation they had in the past, while the Patriarch praised the former Consul for his interest and support for the Patriarchate.

Afterwards, His Beatitude welcomed a group of twenty businessmen and diplomats, to whom he presented the long-term work of the Patriarchate, with an emphasis on its pastoral, peaceful and cultural mission.

In particular, the Patriarch underlined that the Patriarchate is the guardian and protector of Christian, Jewish and Muslim pilgrimages. As he explained, his mission is based on the revelation of the Old and New Testaments, as well as the treaty (Achtiname) concluded between the patriarch Sophronius of Jerusalem and the caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab.

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