Enthronement of a new Abbess in I.M. Transfiguration of the Savior in Hortiatistranslated

With the widespread participation of the faithful of the Local Church, the ceremony of sept High Priests was held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, in an atmosphere of obvious emotion and overwhelming, the enthronement of Gerontissa Dionysia in the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Hortiatis. The Vespers service was presided over by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Berea, Naoussa and Campania, Mr. Panteleimon, while the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Amor, Mr. Nikiforos, the Most Reverend Bishop of Bunia, Kisangani and Eastern Congo, Mr. Polykarpos and the regional Most Reverend Metropolitan Mr. Varnavas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis.

The enthronement ceremony was attended by Elders from various monasteries: Gerontissa Anysia from the Ascension Monastery of Serres, Gerontissa Makrina from the Holy Monastery of Panagia Evros, Gerontissa Melani from the Dormition Monastery of Panorama, Gerontissa Theopisti from the Holy Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin Panorama, sister Theodosia from the holy Monastery of Agia Triados Efkarpia as well as fathers from Mikra Agia and specifically from the hermitage of the Josephians and the Thomads.

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