Photo Gallery
2010
July 2010
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On Monday, July 19, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed by His Holiness Maxim, Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of All Bulgaria, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. ...
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On Sunday, July 18, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was officially received by the President of Bulgaria, Georgi Purvanov, at the Presidential Palace in Sofia. During their discussions, ...
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On Saturday, July 17, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Saint Marina in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Celebrations were held in Saint Marina Church ...
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On Friday, July 16, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made an official visit to the Church of Bulgaria. He arrived at the city of Plovdiv, where he was greeted by His Eminence Metropolitan ...
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On Wednesday, July 14, 2010, Metropolitan Nikodemos of Ierisos, Mount Athos and Ardhamerion presided over the Divine Liturgy for the commemoration of St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite at the Holy Trinity Monastery, ...
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On Sunday, July 11, 2010, Metropolitan Nathanael of Kos and Nysiros presided over the Divine Liturgy for the commemoration of St. Euphemia the Great Martyr, whose entire relic is preserved intact at the ...
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On Sunday, July 11, 2010, His All Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Monastery of the Transfiguration at the Princes Island. The service was followed by the the opening ceremony ...
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On Thursday, July 8, 2010, His All Holiness welcomed Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol, who visited the Phanar with seven hundred pilgrims from the Diocese of Limassol and other areas of Cyprus.
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On Tuesday, July 7, 2010, His All Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy for the commemoration of St. Kyriaki the Great Martyr at St. Kyriaki of Kontoskali. In attendance were Consul General of Greece ...
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On Thursday, July 1, 2010, Prince Radu of Romania visited the Phanar and was received by His All Holiness at the Patriarchal office.
June 2010
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On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, His Excellency Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada, along with his Serbian Orthodox wife Milica, visited His All Holiness following the celebration of the Divine ...
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On Monday, June 28, 2010, renowned Hollywood actor Jim Belushi visited the Phanar with his family to receive the blessing of His All Holiness. Belushi and his children are Albanian Orthodox Christians. ...
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On Sunday evening, June 27 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed by the Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, Vasileios Bornovas at the Sismanoglio Hall of the Consulate. ...
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On Sunday, June 27, 2010, His All Holiness presided over the concelebration of the Divine Liturgy together with Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece, and Metropolitan ...
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On Thursday, June 24, 2010, His All Holiness received the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic, accompanied by the Minister for Culture, Branislav Micunovic, the Montenegrin Ambassador to Ankara, Ramo ...
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On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, His All Holiness received the Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, at the Phanar, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, Government Spokesman George ...
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On Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2010, prior to the meeting with His All Holiness, members of the Greek community of Istanbul as well as citizens from Greece welcomed the Prime Minister of Greece, George ...
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On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, His All Holiness received Mr. Paul Geroulanos, Minister of Culture and Sports for Greece.
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On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, His All Holiness received Mr. Spyros Kouvelis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece.
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On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, His All Holiness attended the 38th Music Festival of the Istanbul at St. Irene Church. Works by world renowned composer Xenakis were performed by baritone Spyros Sakkas, while ...
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On Monday, June 21, 2010, Mr. Ivan Savvides, member of the Russian Duma, expressed his gratitude to the Ecumenical Patriarch for the recent successful Patriarchal visit to Russia. Mr Savvides travelled ...
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On Sunday, June 20, 2010, His All Holiness attended the official presentation of the new, trilingual edition of the Historical Commentary on the Island of Imvros by the late historian and archaeologist, ...
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On Sunday afternoon, June 20, 2010, His All Holiness visited the community hall of Holy Trinity Church in order to cast his vote for the board elections of the Stavrodromion Community and the Zappeion ...
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A three year anniversary service was held on Sunday, June 20, 2010 for the late Geron Metropolitan Photios of Heracleia. The memorial service was presided over by Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imvros and ...
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Following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 20, 2010, His All Holiness invested Mr. Stavros Psycharis as an Archon with the office of "Archon Protonotarios."
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On Friday, June 18, 2010, His All Holiness received the new Governmental Administrator of Mount Athos, Aristos Kasmiroglou at the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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On Thursday, June 17, 2010, Admiral George Demetriades of the Greek Navy (Military Fleet) paid a formal visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in order to receive the blessing of His All Holiness.
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His All Holiness visited with Finland President Tarja Halonen at her summer residence at the Kulturanta. President Halonen congratulated His All Holiness for his efforts regarding the orphanage on Prince ...
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On Sunday, June 13th, 2010, His All Holiness visited the New Valamo Monastery in honor of the monastery's 70th anniversary as a monastic community.
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On Sunday, June 13th, 2010, His All Holiness celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the Primate of Finland Archbishop Leo. In his address to His All Holiness, Archbishop Leo affirmed the strong spiritual bond, ...
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His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was greeted by Archbishop Leo of Finland at the airport during His All Holiness' official visit.
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On Thursday, June 10, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych at the Phanar. President Yanukovych conveyed to His All Holiness the respect and support to the ...
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His All Holiness celebrated the Feast of his Patron Saint with a Vespers service on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the Church of Zodohos Pighi, the Patriarchal Monastery of Baloukli. Following Vespers, His ...
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On Monday, June 7th, 2010, the Ecumenical Patriarch attended the world premier of Avon Part’s “Adam’s Lament” at the historic church of Saint Irene’s in Istanbul. Avon Part, an Orthodox Christian, ...
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On Sunday, June 6th, 2010, His All Holiness attended Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Imvros and addressed the struggle for survival of Rum (Greek) Orthodox Christians ...
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On Saturday, June 5th, 2010, His All Holiness attended the official opening of the ancient chapel of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel on the island of Imvros.
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On Friday, June 4th, 2010, His All Holiness visited his homeland, the island of Imvros.
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Members of the United States Congress met with the Ecumenical Patriarch at the Phanar. His All Holiness conveyed that the Ecumenical Patriarchate offers an important ministry of peace and dialogue to its ...
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On Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010, His All Holiness met with the newly enthroned Metropolitan John of Lagada at the Phanar and conveyed to him his pastoral blessings.
May 2010
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On Monday, May 31, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew completed his visit to the Patriarchate of Moscow, departing Pulkovo airport at St. Petersburg for Istanbul.
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On Sunday, May 30th, 2010, at the conclusion of his official visit to the Church of Russia, the Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow attended a dinner at the famous Hall of Crystals Summer ...
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On Sunday, May 30, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed by the First Lady of Russia, Mrs. Svetlana Vladimirova Medvedev. Later, he was greeted by the Governor of St. Petersburg ...
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On Sunday, May 30, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concelebrated the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of All Saints with His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia at St. Isaac's Cathedral ...
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On Saturday, May 29, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt, Russia, after completing his visit to Valamo Monastery. His All Holiness was accompanied ...
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On Thursday, May 27, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed at the Valamo Monastery of the Transfiguration by the monastic community. Pilgrims and students of the Missile-Artillery ...
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On Thursday, May 27, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived at the Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was welcomed by His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg ...
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On Thursday, May 26, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concluded his trip to Moscow with a visit to the Church of "Joy to All the Afflicted" Icon of the Mother of God in ...
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On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, on the eve of his trip to Saint Petersburg, in his desire to honor Russian piety and intellect, His All Holiness visited the tombs of the famous Russian masters, author Fyodor ...
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On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Church of the Resurrection – the representation of the Church of Jerusalem in Moscow. He was greeted by the Jerusalem ...
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On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow. Greeted by clergy and parishioners, His All Holiness offered a memorial service at the ...
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On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Trinity Cathedral at St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow. He was welcomed by Archimandrite Alexy (Polikarpov), abbot ...
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On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, where he met with and addressed students of the ...
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On Tuesday, May 25, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin.
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On Monday, May 24, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia participated in a festive procession commemorating Saints Cyril and ...
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On Monday, May 24, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia for the Feast of the Holy Spirit ...
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On Sunday, May 23, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Church of All Saints in Kulishki – the representation of the Church of Alexandria in Moscow. He was greeted by ...
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On Sunday, May 23, 2010, on the occasion of Pentecost Sunday, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia concelebrated the Divine Liturgy ...
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On Saturday, May 22, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived at the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, where he was greeted by His Beatitude Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia; Metropolitan ...
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On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov, welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Burgas. His All Holiness later received the 'Doctor Honoris Causa' award from the ...
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On Friday, May 14 2010, the Ecumenical Patriarch received and held conversations with upper level Ministry staff and Governmental directors at the Phanar. This was the first time that such a large delegation ...
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On Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke to the local Community regarding the anniversary of the establishment of Constantinople.
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On Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Apodosis of Pascha in the narthex of the Patriarchal church, flanked by clergy of the Patriarchal court and numerous pilgrims ...
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On Sunday, May 9 2010, His All Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy at St. Photini’s Church at the Greek Consulate of Smyrna. In attendance were the General Consul of Greece in Smyrna, Ms. Skolarikou, ...
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On Saturday, May 8, 2010, Metropolitan John of Pergamon presided over the Divine Liturgy in memory of St. John the Theologian at the basilica ruins in Pergamon. In attendance were the Ecumenical Patriarch ...
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On Friday, May 7, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received a group of graduate education students from the University of Thessaloniki. He took the opportunity to express his sorrow for the tragic ...
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On Tuesday, May 4, 2010, His All Holiness attended an event with traditional dances from the dance group of the Patriarchal Great School of the Nation at the Cultural and Artistic Association of Ferikoi. ...
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On Saturday, May 1, 2010, His All Holiness attended the concert of the Popular Orchestra of Mikis Theodorakis at the Lufti Kardar Music Hall as part of celebrations of Istanbul as European Capital of Culture. ...
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On Saturday, May 1, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the service of Great Vespers at the Patriarchal Church in commemoration of Saints who served as Archbishops and Patriarchs of Constantinople. ...
April 2010
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On Thursday, April 29, 2010, the Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, Vasilios Bornovas, hosted a dinner in honor of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem at Sismanogleio ...
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On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, His All Holiness received the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Quentin Bryce, accompanied by her husband Michael, at the Phanar.
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On Sunday, April 25, 2010, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem performed the opening ceremony of the Church of St. George at the Metochion of the Holy Sepulcher with the Agiasmos Service and then celebrated ...
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On Saturday, April 24, 2010, singer George Alkaios, who will represent Greece in the musical contest “Eurovision,” visited the Patriarchal Church of St. George at the Phanar and afterward was received ...
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On Saturday, April 24, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem at the Phanar.
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On Friday, April 23, 2010, Geron Metropolitan Athanasios of Chalcedon presided over the concelebration of the Divine Liturgy, together with Metropolitans Iakovos of the Princes Islands and Demetrios of ...
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On Monday, April 19, 2010, the Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, Mr. Vasilios Bornovas, hosted a dinner in honor of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus.
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On Monday, April 19, 2010, Metropolitan Apostolos of Moschonissia guided Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Cyprus through the silent rooms of the Theological School of Halki.
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On Sunday, April 18, 2010, on the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Monastery ...
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On Saturday, April 17, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew warmly received the President of Estonia, Thomas Hendrik Ilves at the Phanar.
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On Saturday, April 17, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received at the Phanar a delegation from the Church of Cyprus, which arrived in Istanbul to accompany the Archbishop of Cyprus, who unfortunately ...
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On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, His All Holiness, accompanied by Grand Archimandrite Athenagoras, attended mass at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Stavrodromi for the repose of the souls ...
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On Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Turkish Minister of Culture Ertugrul Gunay at the Sabancı Museum for the inauguration of the exhibition with works by Japanese ...
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On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the concert of Dionysis Savopoulos with the Choir of the E. Mantoulidis Institute at the Zografio School.
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The Ecumenical Patriarch received the Assistant Minister to the Greek Prime Minister and Government Spokesman George Petalotis at the Phanar.
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The Ecumenical Patriarch lit a candle and laid flowers at the place of martyrdom of Patriarch Gregory V.
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On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Demetrios Droutsas, visited the Ecumenical Patriarch, accompanied by the Consul General for Greece in Istanbul.
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On Sunday afternoon, April 4, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Vesperal Service on Easter Sunday. The Resurrection Gospel was chanted in ten languages.
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On Sunday, April 4, 2010, thousands of pilgrims from all over the world flocked to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, filling the Patriarchal Church of Saint George and participating in the Resurrection Service, ...
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On Saturday, April 3, 2010, the Epitaphios Service was celebrated with the unique solemnity characteristic of services at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Chief Cantor Leonidas Asteris chanted the Lamentations. ...
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On Holy Friday, April 2, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, together with other Metropolitans participated in the Vespers of Apokathelosis on Good Friday.
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On Holy Thursday, April 1, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Service of the Passion in the Patriarchal Church of Saint George.
March 2010
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On Monday, March 29, 2010, His All Holiness presided at the Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George.
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On Sunday, March 28, 2010, the Ecumenical Patriarch presided at the first Nymphios Service at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George.
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On Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 8:30-9:30 pm, the lights at the Center of Orthodoxy were dimmed in support of the environmental movement.
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The National Geographic Magazine in its special issue on 'Water' featured a baptism at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The caption of the photo states: "To be baptized is to be born into a new life ...
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On Saturday, March 27, 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department of External Church Relations, hosted a dinner in honor of His All Holiness in Istanbul. ...
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On Saturday, March 27, 2010, His All Holiness received Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department of External Church Relations, at the Phanar.
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On Friday evening, March 26, 2010, His All Holiness attended a concert of Russian spiritual music, entitled, "Passions According to St. Matthews", by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman ...
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On Thursday, March 25, 2010, the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, visited the Ecumenical Patriarch and discussed issues regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate during her official two-day visit to Turkey. ...
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On Thursday, March 25, 2010, His All Holiness visited the exhibition of visual artist Kostas Tsoklis at the Sismanogleio Hall in Istanbul.
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On Wednesday, March 24, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the service of Great Vespers at the Church of the Annunciation, Propodes Parish, Tataula, Turkey.
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On Wednesday, March 24, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received James F. Jeffrey, US Ambassador to Ankara, accompanied by Sharon Anderholm Wiener, US Consul General at Istanbul. ...
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On Tuesday, March 24, 2010, His All Holiness visited Sismanogleion Hall at the Greek consulate and met Greek visual artist Kostas Tsoklis, whose work will be exhibited in the framework of the Istanbul ...
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On Sunday, March 21, 2010, His All Holiness received Serb writer Dragan Vukić, whose book "Constantinople: The Eye of the World" deals with the history of Constantinople through the ages. The ...
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On Sunday, March 21, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Mr. Mustafa Demir, Mayor of Fatih in Istanbul.
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On Friday, March 19, 2010, His All Holiness presided at the service of the Akathist Hymn at St. George’s Church, Phanar.
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On Thursday, March 18, 2010, seventy-five Muslim students of the Teachers’ Training College of Istanbul University visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, secondary school students from Italy and Greece visited His All Holiness at the Phanar.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, H.E. Stefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, visited His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the wake of his visit to Ankara. ...
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated Vespers at St George Church, Neochori. Speaking to the faithful, he stressed that “our historic presence in Constantinople ...
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On Friday, March 12, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Turkish government and Vice President Bulent Arinc at Dolmabahce Palace and stressed the need to deal urgently ...
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On Friday, March 12, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the service of the Fourth Salutations at the Phanar.
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On Thursday, March 11, 2010, Fr George Tsetsis, Grand Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne, gave a lecture “On the Difference between Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism”.
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On Sunday, March 7, 2010, the Grand Archdeacon Maximos delivered a sermon on the Sunday of the Cross.
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On Thursday, March 10, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew participated in a working breakfast in Prinkopi, Turkey, organized by H.E. Bulent Arinc, Vice President of the Turkish government ...
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On Saturday, March 6, 2010, secondary school students from Karditsa, Greece, visited the Phanar and were received by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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Prince Albert II, current ruler of the Principality of Monaco and high patron of the Cardinal Paul Poupard Foundation, chose His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, ...
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His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presented Archon Leonidas Asteris with a Constantinopolitan lyre in recognition of his 25 years service as Head Cantor at the Patriarchate.
February 2010
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On Sunday, February 28, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy on the 2nd Sunday of Lent at St. Theodore’s Church, Vlanga, Turkey.
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On Saturday, February 27, 2010, His All Holiness attended an event honoring Archon Leonidas Asteris, Head Cantor of the Patriarchate.
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On Saturday, February 27, 2010, His All Holiness received Olga Nikolaidou, an active member of the Greek community in Istanbul.
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On Thursday, February 25, 2010, His All Holiness visited the Sunday School at Holy Trinity Church, Stavrodromi, Turkey, and spoke to the pupils.
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On Sunday, February 21, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Divine Liturgy marking the Sunday of Orthodoxy.
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On Sunday, February 21, 2010, H.E. Vuk Jeremić, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia was received by His All Holiness. He was accompanied by his wife, Natasha, H.E. Vladimir Ćurgus, ...
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On Sunday, February 21, 2010, a concert of Greek singer Eleni Tsaligopoulou, supported by the Hellenic Radio Orchestra (ERT), was held at the Hilton Conference Center.
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On Saturday, February 20, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy commemorating St. Theodore, the New Martyr, at the Church of Panagia Koumariotissa, Nichori, ...
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On Friday, February 19, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the service of the First Salutations at St. George’s Church.
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On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Phanar.
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On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, after the Great Compline, His All Holiness visited Deacon Theodore who celebrated his nameday. This adheres to an ancient tradition at the Patriarchate.
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On Sunday, February 14, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the service of the First Solemn Vespers (of Forgiveness) at the Phanar.
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On Cheesefare Sunday, February 14, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy at St. Charalambos Church in Bebek on the Bosphorus.
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On Thursday, February 11, 2010, His All Holiness received His Excellency David Bakradze, President of the Georgian Parliament, at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 02/11/10 Istanbul, Turkey
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On Thursday, February 11, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended a dinner for heads of religious and minority communities in Turkey, hosted by Egemen Bağış, Turkish Minister ...
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On Thursday, February 11, 2010, Bishop Mark S. Hanson, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, visited His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar. 02/11/10 Istanbul, ...
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On Thursday, February 11, 2010, His Eminence Metropolitan Michael of Austria, offered a lecture outlining the life and times of Bishop Germanos Karavanghelis (1866-1935).
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On Sunday, February 7, 2010, H.E. Hassan Gogus, Turkish Ambassador in Athens, made an unexpected appearance at Athens Airport to see His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch, who was flying back to Istanbul. ...
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On Sunday, February 7, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the Divine Liturgy at St. Spyridon Church, Pangrati, Athens. His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and ...
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On Sunday, February 7, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch met with His Eminence Nikolaos Foskolos, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens, and His Eminence Demetrios Salachas, titular Bishop of Carcabia ...
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On Saturday, February 6, 2010, His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch attended an event in Athens, Greece, celebrating the tenth anniversary of Millennium Bank.
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On Saturday, February 6, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the new Acropolis Museum in Athens.
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On Saturday, February 6, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed an audience of politicians, among them Mr. Theodoros Pangalos, Vice President of the Greek Government, and industrial ...
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On Friday, February 5, 2010, His All Holiness attended the presentation of When God Dies…, jointly authored by well-known writer Maro Vamvounaki and theologian Alexandros Katsiaras, at the Byzantine ...
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On Friday, February 5, 2010, His All Holiness visited the Saint Sophia Patriarchal Foundation at Anthoussa, Attica, Greece.
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On Friday, February 5, 2010, His All Holiness visited Penteli Monastery, Attica, Greece. The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece hosted a dinner in his honor at the Inter-Orthodox Center of the Monastery. ...
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On Friday, February 5, 2010, His All Holiness received Mr. Antonis Samaras, Leader of New Democracy Party and of the shadow opposition in the Hellenic Parliament.
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On Friday, February 5, 2010, His All Holiness received Ms. Tina Birbili, Greek Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change.
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On Thursday, February 4, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomw and His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, attended a concert of Byzantine Music at the Athens Music ...
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On Thursday, February 4, 2010, His All Holiness addressed the Academy of Athens and spoke on the role of the Orthodox Church in responding to the world ecological crisis.
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On Thursday, February 4, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, accompanied by His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, visited a soup kitchen run by the archdiocesan ...
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On Thursday, February 4, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Archdiocese of Athens and was received by His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, who ...
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On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, His All Holiness visited an exhibition of contemporary icons at Technopolis, the remodeled gasworks of the city of Athens.
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His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with His Excellency George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece on February 3, 2010 in Athens, Greece.
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On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, His All Holiness completed his official visit to Kalamata and flew to Athens.
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On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, His All Holiness presided at the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Presentation at Kalamata. The Liturgy was followed by a procession of the holy icon of the Virgin.
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On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew inaugurated a state-of-the-art dialysis unit at Messene, near Kalamata, Greece.
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On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy commemorating the Feast ...
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On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, His All Holiness and His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, met at Kalamata.
January 2010
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On Sunday, January 31, 2010, His All Holiness arrived at Kalamata on an official visit.
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On Wednesday, January 27 2010, the Divine Liturgy commemorated the transfer of relics of St John Chrysostom from his place of exile to Constantinople in 438.
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On Monday, January 25 2010, His All Holiness received Mr. Ekrem Demirtaş, President of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce, at the Phanar.
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On Sunday, January 24, 2010, the Divine Liturgy commemorated the publican and the Pharisee, while the Phanar was covered with snow.
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On Wednesday, January 20, 2010, His All Holiness received Mr. Fermani Altun, President of Ehli Beyt Foundation of the Alawite muslim minority.
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On Thursday, January 21 2010, His All Holiness received the Metropolitans of Xanthi and Zakynthos from Greece at the Phanar.
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On Wednesday, January 20, 2010, the Friends of Music Association of Pera chanted hymns at the inauguration of an exhibition on Istanbul churches.
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On Tuesday, January 19, 2010, His All Holiness inaugurated an exhibition on Istanbul churches. The exhibition was hosted in the Greek Consulate building and was organized at the initiative of Greek Consul ...
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On Friday, January 15, 2010, His All Holiness presided at the funeral service for Charikleia Filis, sister of his predecessor, Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios.
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On Wednesday, January 13, 2010, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited an exhibition on Persian art at Topkapi Museum.
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On Saturday, January 9, 2010, a demonstration outside the Patriarchate was arranged by New Citizens, an organization seeking fraternal coexistence of minorities. The group voiced support for the Ecumenical ...
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On Saturday, January 9, 2010, the Ecumenical Patriarchate held its annual excursion for the youth on the coast of the Black Sea.
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On January 8, 2010, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate and met with His All Holiness.
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On Wednesday, January 6, 2010, Mr. Stafanos Tamvakis, President of World Council of Hellenes Abroad, attended the Divine Liturgy of Epiphany and was later received by His All Holiness.
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His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the feast of the Theophany of Our Lord at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the celebration of the Divine ...
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On Tuesday, January 5, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at the service of Great Vespers of Epiphany at the Phanar.
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On Tuesday, January 5, 2010, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Mr. Ioannis Panaretos, Secretary of State for Education. Mr. Panaretos will represent the Greek Government at the celebration of Epiphany. ...
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Inasmuch as, at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we have long been concerned about problems related to the preservation of the natural environment, we have ascertained that the fundamental cause of the abuse and destruction of the world’s natural resources is greed and the constant tendency toward unrestrained wealth by citizens in so-called “developed” nations. Read more...
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