A Greek metropolitan visited the Ghighiu Monastery: He worshiped the "Syriaca" icon of the Mother of Godtranslated

His Eminence Father Gheorghe, Metropolitan of Kitrus, Katerini and Platamonas (Church of Greece), visited the Ghighiu Monastery in Prahova County on Saturday, where he worshiped the miracle-working icon of Our Lady "Syriaca", according to Lumina Newspaper.

The visit took place in the context of the participation in the celebration of Saint Pious Parascheva from Iași. The Greek Metropolitan was welcomed by the Most Reverend Father Timotei Prahoveanul, the Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, as well as by Stavrophora Epiharia Lungu, abbess of the Ghighiu Monastery.

His Holiness Father Gheorghe participated in the Holy Liturgy, some moments of the service being marked by prayers in Greek.

At the end of the service, the Metropolitan was presented with the history of the Ghighiu Monastery, which spans more than two centuries, and the circumstances in which the icon of the "Syrian" Mother of God was brought from the Patriarchate of Antioch to Romania, approximately 70 years ago.

Meeting with the Văratec Monastery community His Eminence also met with the nuns from the Văratec Monastery, visiting the Archdiocese of Bucharest, together with the stavrofora Iosefina Giosanu,...