Alexandria is a place of meeting and dialoguetranslated

In the historic city of Alexandria, where for centuries theology meets culture and the Christian witness talks with peoples, traditions and cultures, the work of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue (ICAOTD) began today, hosted at the Chair of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, with the blessing and paternal care of the A.Th.M., the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, etc. Theodorou II.

The choice of Alexandria for this important theological meeting is neither accidental nor merely symbolic. The Alexandrian Church, the theological Church of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark, has always been a place of meeting, communication and creative dialogue, a bridge between peoples and cultures, but also a place where, with ecclesiastical responsibility and theological seriousness, communication between Christian Churches and traditions was cultivated.

This tradition is not just historical memory. It runs through the centuries of the Alexandrian Church and is associated with great figures of the Patriarchal Throne of…