Asia Minor Disaster Remembrance Day in New Ioniatranslated
With due solemnity, the refugee Holy Metropolis of Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion and Chalcedon honored the sacred memory of the Holy Glorious National Martyr Chrysostom of Smyrna and the Holy High Priests martyred with him and the victims of the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor. On Sunday, September 6, 2026, the Divine Liturgy was held at the Holy Church of Agios Georgios in Nea Ionia, where the Holy Procession of the Hieromartyrs during the Asia Minor Catastrophe was chanted.
After the end of the Divine Liturgy, a Holy Memorial Service was held for the repose of the souls of those unjustly killed and martyred during the Asia Minor Disaster.
The Holy Liturgy was attended by the Mayor of Nea Ionia, Mr. Panagiotis Manouris, deputy mayors, members of the Municipal Council of the Municipality, the President of the Management Committee of KE.MI.PO. of the Municipality of Nea Ionia Mr. Loukas Christodoulou, presidents and representatives of refugee associations and local cultural associations.
Afterwards, wreaths were laid in front of the statue of the blessed Metropolitan of Patara Mr. Meletios in the precincts of the Holy Church, where a minute's silence was observed and the National Anthem was sung.
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