In New Karyes, the Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos Hieronymostranslated

To the Holy Chapel of the Holy Forerunner of Neo Karion in the Municipality of Killeler-Nicaea, Friday, August 28, 2026, the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos, Mr. Ieronymos, went to officiate at the Solemn Vespers in honor of the Holy Forerunner, whose beheading is celebrated universally and solemnly by the Church us. Hundreds went up to the Church, which belongs to the late Byzantine period and has recently been preserved by the Larissa Antiquities Tax Office.

In a well-kept environment, with many flowers, proof of the intense care of the members of the Ecclesiastical Council, but also of the residents of New Karios, as there are many who volunteer every afternoon and take care of the garden, the Great Solemn Vespers took place and then, a Holy Procession was formed, which ended up on the platform, where the bread and the bath of the Saint were blessed.

In his sermon, His Holiness referred to aspects of the life of the Holy Forerunner and dwelled on his martyrdom, which was the result of an unimaginable travesty and an unacceptable injustice. And the Holy Forerunner wished that...