Consecration of the Catholic Church of the Holy Monastery of Agia Spiti and Agios Paisios in Austriatranslated

The Consecration of the Catholic Church of the Holy Monastery of Agia Spiti and Agios Paisios, the Hierarchal Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, in Sankt Andrä am Zickseeμ in Austria was completed on Saturday, September 26, 2026,

The Very Reverend Metropolitan of Austria and Archexarch Arsenius presided over the Hierarchical Polyaeretic Divine Liturgy for the Consecration, assisted by the Most Venerable Bishops Neapolis Porphyrios from the Church of Cyprus, Paisios and Aristides Maximus. In this context, he consecrated the new Altar which will serve the liturgical needs of the Monastery. The Archpriest of the Hierarchal Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, Archimandrite Niphon Kapsalis, and the Fathers of the Monastery, as well as clergy from the Hierarchical Metropolitanate of Austria, Archdiocese of Hungary and other Orthodox jurisdictions in Austria, were present.

In the evening, the Vespers for the Consecration concluded with the service led by the Most Reverend Bishop Neapolis Porphyrios, assisted by Archimandrite Niphon and the Fathers of the Great Meteoros Monastery, as well as the Fathers of the Holy Monastery of Agia Spiti and...