Departure of the Holy Icon of Agios Fanourios from Florinatranslated

On the morning of Thursday, November 12, 2026, after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Florina, the historic and miraculous Holy Icon of the Great Martyr Fanourios left for Rhodes. Throughout the stay from November 5 until today, sacred services were held, while a large number of believers from the city of Florina and the wider region flocked to the Holy Church to worship it and ask for the embassies of the Saint.

Our Reverend Metropolitan Mr. Irenaios expresses his warm thanks to the Reverend Metropolitan of Rhodes Mr. Kyrillos for the blessing of the transfer of the Holy Icon, as well as to the archpriest Mr. Michael Kritikos, who accompanied it from Rhodes and remained in Florina throughout the Holy Pilgrimage.

At the same time, he commends the diligent ministry of the vicars of the Holy Church of Agios Georgios Florina, the President of the Ecclesiastical Council, Archimandrite Mr. Agathangelos Tallides, and the Protopresbyter Mr. Athanasios Panopoulos, as well as the valuable contribution of the cantors, the church commissioners and all those who ministered from the parish with love and willingness, contributing…