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The celebration of the Holy Church of Saints Anargyros Cosmas and Damian in Cairotranslated

July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

The Parish of the Hellenes of Cairo celebrated the memory of Saints Cosmas and Damianos Anargyros in their splendid and eponymous Holy Temple, in Soubra. At the Vespers, after bread and butter, on Tuesday, June 30, the Theophilus Bishop Ipponos Mr. Stefanos officiated, flanked by the Panosiologiat Archimandrites Kallinikos, Michael, Theodoros and Vasilios, Fathers Youssef, Pavlos and Youssef, as well as the deacon Christoforos. The priest of the Holy Church, His Holiness Archimandrite Konstantinos, was entrusted with the role of master of ceremonies. The hymns were sung by the Cantor of the Hellenic Community of Cairo, Mr. Konstantinos Michalakopoulos, and the Arabic-speaking cantor, Mr. Pola Ibrahim.

The Most Reverend Bishop of Hippo, Mr. Stefanos, in his address to the faithful, said:

"In a Temple which is for all of us a great source of spiritual blessing. Here, where the hosts are Saints Cosmas and Damian. We have come to be honored by their embassy to our Lord.

Because the Saints honor us when they pray for us to God. And you understand that this is a great honor for all of us. We came here today to plead with them to heal us from…

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