In the Metropolitan Church of Kilkis the Holy Relic of Saint Gerasimos of Mikrayannanitostranslated

The Holy Diocese of Polyani and Kilkisios will receive the Holy Relic of Saint Gerasimos the Little Giannanite and Hymnographer, which will remain enshrined in the Holy Metropolitan Church of the Transfiguration of Sotiros Kilkis. The reception will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 4:00 in the afternoon and will be followed by a Solemn Vespers officiated by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Polyani and Kilkisi, Mr. Bartholomew.

On Sunday, October 4, 2026, Orthros and the Solemn Divine Liturgy will be celebrated.

His Eminence expressed his joy and stated "how it is a special blessing for our country, to have among us the physical presence of the Holy One, who will offer every faithful member of our Church the fragrant grace of the Holy Spirit. I was fortunate to grow up close to the Holy One, visiting in the summer months and not only, from a young high school student, Mount Athos and specifically the Tent of Mikra Agia Anna where the Saint was the Elder of Kalyvi. I was taught a lot and experienced great miracles near him, evidence that from then on in the 1980s testified to my soul about the Holiness of the Elder and Saint of our Holy Orthodox Church".

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