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The festival of Agios Medicos in Kamaterotranslated

July 2, 2026 · 1 min read

The feast of Agios Medikos the physician was solemnly celebrated in the Holy Church of Agios Tryphonos Kamateros on Friday, June 26, 2026. The Vespers was officiated by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Heliopolis Mr. Theodoros. Archimandrites Ioannis Raptis, Chrysostomos Chrysopoulos and Timotheus Anagnostakis, the Protopresbyters and Elders George Charlas, Evangelos Lazos, Stamatios Kalimeris, Anastasios Xanthidis, the deacon Kallinikos Zografos and the President of the Ecclesiastical Council of the celebrating church Prot. George participated. Theodoropoulos.

The Divine Liturgy was presided over by the Most Reverend Archbishop. Agathangelos Koklas, with co-celebrants Fathers George Haliotis and George Theodoropoulos. The Holy Prayer was performed by Fr. Georgios Schizas.

In the afternoon of the day, Fr. Evangelos Papanikolaou gave a speech on the topic "Saints Anargyri the doctors".

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Ilie Stoica

I watched with interest Father Evangelos' lecture on "The Anargiri Saints". Here in Sibiu, when we pray for doctors, we always remember the saints who served in health, like Saint Medikos.

Katherine Brown

Father Evangelos's homily on the holy physicians reminded me how our own parish doctor, Dr. Antonopoulos, quietly helps the elderly during Lent without ever mentioning his faith—just like those saints.

Daniel Wilson

Saint Medikos served without seeking praise, just as Dr. Antonopoulos quietly helps our elderly during Lent—always saying "God bless you" instead of "I helped." Do you know if he volunteers at St. Demetrios' soup kitchen too?

Gabriela Popescu

Father Schizas was the one who once again made us feel that Saint Medikos, like Saint Panteleimon in our parish, teaches us that love for people is the greatest healing, not just over the body.

Cristina Dobre

Yes, and in our church in Cetate we had a comforter with Saint Panteleimon that we taught the children since they were small. I would have liked to hear even more about how Father Schizas presented this connection in his sermons.

Иван Атанасов

In our church in Plovdiv we also have this tradition with Saint Panteleimon. I am glad that the article mentions how in our country the mist is kept together with the tears of the sick, as Sister Cristina mentioned about the mist in the church of Saint Panteleimon.

Ion Florea

Yes, and in our church in the Center, the icon of Saint Panteleimon on the left wall always reminds us that love is more than a treatment. Did you hear how Father Schizas talked about the connection between Saint Medikos and Saint Panteleimon in the sermon?

Cristina Gheorghiu

Yes, and in our parish, at St. Parascheva in Iași, we cared a lot about St. Pantelimon, especially when children came with injuries or fever. Father Schizas spoke concretely about how penniless doctors did not brag about their knowledge, but sent everything to Christ - I remembered the example of a sick person who was healed after the doctor told him "not me, but Him". What exactly from his sermons marked you the most?

Елена Петкова

Interesting, Ivan, I didn't know that in Plovdiv they guard the mugar in the same way. Here at St. Panteleimon's Sofia, such tears are also collected from the sick, but I have never seen them kept separately. Did you personally go to this holiday there?

Тодор Кирилов

Ivan, it is interesting that in Plovdiv they keep the mud together with the tears - I did not know this detail. Here in Sofia, at the fishermen's gatherings, we often talk about Saint Panteleimon, but they rarely mention exactly that. Have you seen for yourself what this mugger looks like now?

Богдана Тодорова

Interestingly, Elena, here in Rousse, on St. Panteleimon, such tears are also collected, but they are mixed with the anointing oil, they are not kept separately. I personally have not been to Plovdiv on this holiday, but have you been to Kamatero or elsewhere in Greece to similar panigiri?