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The Metropolitans of Paranaxia and Dimitrias in I.M. Brigadier of Peliontranslated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

On the two days of September 5 and 6, 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan of Paranaxia Mr. Kallinikos, invited by His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrias and Almyros Mr. Ignatios, was in beautiful Pelion to preside over the Feast of the Holy Monastery of Panmegisto Taxiarchon, commemorating the Miracle of the Archangel in Chonai Michael. On the eve of the feast, the Great Solemn Vespers was held, presided over by the Reverend Metropolitan Mr. Kallinikos, concelebrated by the Reverend Metropolitan Mr. Ignatiou, in the presence of a large number of pilgrims. The Aegaipelagite Hierarch was solemnly addressed by the Abbess of the Monastery Gerontissa Nikodemi, who referred to its history, its evolution, but also its modern presence, where it becomes a refuge, a place of consolation and spiritual rebirth for a multitude of believers.

In his opposition, the Metropolitan of Paronaxia thanked the Metropolitan of Dimitrias and Almyros for his kind invitation to pray for the Holy Feast and wished the Holy Angels not to abandon us, to cover us with their mighty protection, as persons, as families, as a nation, as a Church.

On the day of the holiday, a Solemn Divine Liturgy was held...

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Timothy Parker
The abbess mentioning how the monastery serves as a refuge for so many pilgrims really stood out. Nice to see two metropolitans serving together like that on the feast of the Miracle at Chonae. Must have been a powerful vespers with all those people up on Pelion.
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