Inauguration of the Holy Chapel of the Metropolis of Argyrokastrotranslated

Yesterday, Monday, September 21, 2026, during the performance of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Living Cross, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Argyrokastro, Mr. Nathanael performed the Consecration Service of the Holy Chapel of the Holy Metropolis, which is honored in the name of the Holy Cross. The Holy Chapel, which is located within the complex of the Holy Metropolis, was erected in 1998. For many years it functioned as the Chapel of the Ecclesiastical Lyceum "Holy Cross", where the daily Holy Services were held regularly for the students of this Ecclesiastical educational institution. In this way, this holy place has been for many years a place of prayer, worship of God and spiritual cultivation of the new generations.

The inauguration on this day, which is dedicated to the Holy and Life-giving Cross, takes on a special spiritual significance. The Cross of Christ is the boast of the Church, the strength of the faithful and the sign of the Lord's victory over death. Through the Cross, Christ changed dishonor into glory, passion into salvation and death into life. That is why the Church honors and exalts the Holy Cross, proclaiming...