Hagiological Lecture on St. James of Chalikis and reception of St. Karas of St. David the Elder in Agriniotranslated

The 1st Hagiological Lecture will be held in the Holy Metropolitan Church of Zoodochos Pigi Agrini, on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:00 in the afternoon, with the speaker His Eminence Archimandrite, Elder Gabriel, Professor of the Holy Monastery of Saint David the Elder, of the Holy Metropolis of Chalkidos. The Lecture will be dedicated to Saint Iakovos Tsalikis. It will be preceded by the Order of the Prayer Canon of St. James, patron of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damascenes.

In the context of the First Hagiological Lecture, the Elder Gabriel will carry for the worship and sanctification of the faithful the Holy and Graceful Chariot of Saint David the Elder, which will be welcomed by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damascenes, head of the Holy Clergy, the representatives of the local authorities and the pious people, in the propylaea of the Holy Metropolitan Church, before the start of the Hagiological Lecture.

Agia Kara will remain in the Holy Metropolitan Church until Sunday, October 11, 2026, while holy services will be held daily, according to the program that follows.

The Holy Church will remain open from 07.00 on...