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The memory of the calliparthen Agia Marinis in the Metropolis of Didymoteichotranslated

July 17, 2026 · 1 min read

With deep faith and religious reverence, a multitude of believers of all ages came to the memory of the Great Martyr Agia Marini in the celebrating Holy Churches, Chapels and Shrines of our Akriti Metropolis, both on the evening of the eve and on the day of the feast in the morning. In a climate of spiritual rapture, our faithful attend the religious Synagogues, entrusting their hopes to the Saint and asking for her intercession and protection. Especially in Didymoteicho, where the so-called Chapel - Catacombs and Sanctuary celebrates at the foot of the Castle, next to the Erythropotamos, in the evening, on the 16th of July AD, the familiar Metropolitan Mr. Damascenes presided over the Solemn Vespers and blessed the breads, surrounded by the High Priestly Commissioner of Didymoteichos Archim. Kyrillo Koltsidis and the priests of the city.

In his timely speech, His Holiness, addressing the faithful, invited them to a journey of spiritual rebirth, which develops in three stages: the biological birth, the spiritual birth through Holy Baptism and the continuous rebirth of the believer through the sacred mysteries of the Church. Specifically...

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