Visit of the Metropolitan of Berea to the Patriarchate of Alexandria and Sinaitranslated

At the end of September, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Berea, Naoussa and Campania, Mr. Panteleimon, accompanied by a group of clergy and laity, made a missionary and educational trip to Egypt.

They first visited the Great Museum of Cairo and other classical monuments of Egypt and then went to the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai. His Eminence officiated at Vespers and celebrated the High Priestly Divine Liturgy of the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 27), while he also preached the divine word. A group of pilgrims went up to the Agia Koryfi, where a Divine Liturgy was also performed by the Professor of Panagia Sumela Archim. Panteleimon Papaemmanouil.

The pilgrims were warmly welcomed by the fathers of the Monastery. they worshiped the holy Chapel of Agia Vatou and the holy relic of Agia Ekaterini and were then guided around the grounds of the Monastery and the unique museum.

The trip concluded with a visit to the Patriarchate of Alexandria where a meeting was held with the Patriarch of Alexandria Mr. Theodoros in the Throne Room of the Patriarchate. His Beatitude welcomed His Holiness and the pilgrims and…