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The annual memorial service of the mayors and benefactors of the Municipality of Paphos was heldtranslated

September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

The established Annual Memorial Service of the deceased Mayors and Benefactors of the Municipality of Paphos was held on Friday, August 28, 2026 in the afternoon, at the Chapel of Agios Ioannis the Forerunner. The Metropolitan of Paphos, Mr. Grigorios, officiated at the Great Vespers with a feast, in the presence of the Mayor of Paphos, Angelos Onisiforos, members of the Municipal Council, representatives of the Police, as well as representatives of authorities, agencies and organizations of the city.

During the Mass, the deceased Mayors of Paphos Michael Christodoulidis, Solomon Markidis, Neophytos Nikolaidis, Nikolaos I. Nikolaidis, Christodoulos Galatopoulos, Iakovos Iakovides, Ioannis Agrotis and Andreas Ataliotis, as well as the deceased Benefactors Iakovos Anjoulatos, Dimitrios Constantinou, Maria Loizidou, Ivi H. Malliotou, Savvas Koupatos, Neophytos Nikolaidis, Nikolaos I. Nikolaidis, Christodoulos Petridis, Maroula Ioannidou, Artemis Pouroulis and Salomi Pouroulis.

In his sermon, on the occasion of the Feast of the Beheading of the Holy Forerunner, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Paphos referred to the timeless messages of truth, justice and repentance.

The Metropolitan emphasized that His Holiness...

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Nicolae Constantinescu

Sfinția Sa a vorbit frumos despre adevăr, dreptate și pocăință, legat de praznicul Sfântului Ioan. M-am rugat și eu pentru odihna primarilor și a binefăcătorilor pomeniți, mai ales pentru cei doi Nicolaizi care apar la ambele liste. O slujbă frumoasă la capela aceea mică.

Емил Атанасов

Спокойна и скромна служба, както трябва. Интересно, че двамата Николаиди са и в двете списъци – явно са били и кметове, и големи дарители. Хубаво, че владиката свърза темата за истината и покаянието точно с празника на Предтечата.

Даниела Димитрова

Yes, I also noticed that the two Nicolaides are on both lists. Apparently they left a serious mark both in the management and in the endowment of Paphos. The bishop well connected repentance with the holiday, especially when one thinks about how often we want to "cut off" the truth, and then we regret it.

Elena Dumitrescu

Yes, I also noticed that the two Nicholases appear in both lists - they were clearly people of weight in the mayor's office and good deeds. The service seems to have been quiet, as it should be, and the Metropolitan's connection with the feast of St. John and penance seemed appropriate to me. I'm glad they all came to that little chapel.