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The Sequence of Praises to the Dormition of the Virgin in Ermoupolitranslated

August 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Preceded by the Reverend Metropolitan of Syros, Mr. Dorotheos II, on the evening of Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in the Holy Cathedral of Agios Nikolaos of Ermoupolis, the Sequence of Praises to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which is sung in the Church, according to tradition, after the Vespers of the Presentation of the Transfiguration, was held. The Service was held with the participation of the Church's Priests and the Priests of Syros, and which was enthusiastically attended by Municipal Councilors and a large crowd of faithful Syrians and visiting vacationers, who had overwhelmed the oversized Church.

Before the end of the Service, which, it should be noted, was introduced by the venerable Metropolitan of Syros Athanasios Leventopoulos, the Most Reverend Mr. Dorotheos II thanked and congratulated the Vicars of the Church, Archim. Benedikto Fragogianni and Protopr. Louka Vassalo for the perfect preparation and performance of the Mass and wished the dense congregation for the coming great Theotokos Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin.

The Reverend Mr. Dorotheos II today, Thursday, August 13, went to the holy island of Tinos, where he will participate in the brilliant Liturgical Ceremonies and Spiritual Events on the feast of the Dormition of...

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Larisa Munteanu
I also remember how Metropolitan Athanasios Levendopoulos introduced this order in our parish many years ago. This year I went with the girls to the service at Saint Nicholas in Ermoupoli and I really felt how full the nave was. Thanks to Metropolitan Dorotheos for the warm words to the priests, they made us happy.
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