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Offer of love and support to those with multiple children from the Diocese of Patras and the I.M.M. Vatopedioutranslated

November 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The Holy Metropolis of Patras and the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi showed practical support for large and ultra-large families, proving that the Church, in times when the family has been targeted, is on their side. Sending ope.gr to Patras

Reporting: Dimitris Stroumbakos – Nikolaos Zaimis

The event took place yesterday evening, November 3, 2026, at the Holy Cathedral of Saint Andrew the Apostle, in the presence of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Patras, Mr. Chrysostomos, the Theophilist Bishop of Kernitsis, Mr. Chrysanthos and the Professor of the I.M.M. Vatopediou, Gerontos Ephraim.

Patron Chrysostomos: The family is mercilessly beaten and unfortunately disintegrated First, His Holiness addressed a greeting, in which he addressed the people of Patras with warm words, stressing that they are blessed and cultivated spiritually. Metropolitan Mr. Chrysostomos described the gathering as "celebratory", underlining that it is such as it concerns a category of people who "fight heroically in society, to keep morals, values, but also to give an experience of life in a declining society".

He also noted that the…

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