Opening night of the restored Catholic Church of the Hellenic Monastery of Messiniatranslated

In the presence of many devout pilgrims and benefactors of the Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Paleokastro - Elliniki, of the Holy Metropolis of Messinia, on the evening of Wednesday August 12 AD, the opening of the Catholic Church of the Monastery, restored from its pedestal, was held. Rev. Metropolitan of Messinia Mr. Chrysostomos, flanked by the Protosygello of the Holy Metropolis Archim. Filippo Hamargia, Arch. Efthimios Theodoropoulos and Neophytos Sahlas, the president of the Administrative Committee of the Monastery Protopresbyter Ioannis Anagnostopoulos and Deacon Theophilos Kyriakou.

Before the end of the Services, His Eminence referred to the fact of the restoration of the Catholic Church from its pedestal, which was done with the sponsorship of the Honorable Lord Mr. Athanasios Martinos, to the Ephorate of Antiquities of Messinia, which had the supervision and responsibility of completing the project. He then thanked the donors and benefactors of the Monastery and wished the now restored...