Serbian Patriarchate: The Holy Belt Fund supports a hospital in Belgrade with medical equipmenttranslated

The Fund of the Holy Zone of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Serbian Church, whose president is the Patriarch of Serbia, mr. Porphyry.  This is the fund that was established by the Patriarchate of Serbia last June, immediately after the completion of the great pilgrimage of the Holy Belt of Our Lady in the Serbian capital, which had been carried out by the Professor of the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Geron Ephraim and had remained from May 19 to June 6, 2026, blessing and sanctifying more than one million believers.

The income of the fund comes exclusively from contributions donated by the faithful to the Church of the Ascension of the Lord and Saint Savvas during the pilgrimage of the Holy Zone. From these revenues, following the blessing of the Patriarch Mr. Porfiriou, medical machines were purchased for the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases, which were offered as a donation to the Mother of the Child hospital in Belgrade.

According to the Serbian Patriarchate, the Board of Directors expects…