Larissa: The voluntary blood donation was successfully carried out at the Chapel of Agios Bessarionostranslated

On Friday, September 18, 2026, a voluntary blood donation was successfully held at the Holy Metropolitan Chapel of Agios Bessarios. The Holy Diocese of Larissa and Tyrnavos in collaboration with the General Hospital of Larissa ensured that the blood donation was part of the celebrations of our co-patron St. Vissarion.

St. Bessarion did not calculate the trouble or the danger caused by His action during the Ottoman era, when he himself made sure to do his best for the living of the enslaved Thessalians. So we too, in an age when there are no such dangers, nor is our life threatened in this way, we must offer the best for our fellow man. As the Reverend Mr. Hieronymos pointed out: "Blood cannot be produced either in laboratories or factories, it can only be offered by man for man", while he characterized blood donation as "the supreme act of altruism and love". His Eminence thanked the doctors and nursing staff as well as the Red Cross volunteers who helped with love.

Also present at the blood donation process was the Director of the nursing institution of our city, Mr...