October 2020

“OXI Day”

With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, the Hellenic community in Damascus celebrated the “OXI Day” on October 28, during a Divine Liturgy that was held in the Maryamiyya Cathedral. The Liturgy was

Rev. Archimandrite John Mansour at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received the Patriarchal Vicar of Sweden and Scandinavian Countries, Rev. Archimandrite John Mansour at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand and inquired about the Antiochian

HB Patriarch John X paid a visit to inquire after His Eminence Metropolitan George Khoder

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, paid a visit to inquire after His Eminence Bishop George Khoder, the previous Metropolitan of Byblos and Batroun (Mount Lebanon) at the Bishopric in

His Excellency Ambassador Nicholas Protonotarius

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received at the Patriarchate in Damascus, the Chargé d’Affairs of the Greek Embassy to Syria, His Excellency Ambassador Nicholas Protonotarius.

A Church Russian delegation at the Patriarchate in Damascus

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received at the Patriarchate in Damascus, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk and Head of the Department of External Relations in the Russian Church,

Saint Panteleimon Charitable Society

His Beatitude Patriarch John X received at the Patriarchate in Damascus a group of women from the Saint Panteleimon Charitable Society, which helps orphan girls.

Minister of Public works and Housing Mr. Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, received Minister of Public works and Housing Mr. Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif at the Patriarchate in Damascus.

Deacon Porphyrios Nader was ordained a priest of the Lord

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday October 18, 2020 in the Maryamiyya Cathedral in Damascus. During the Liturgy, Deacon Porphyrios Nader was ordained a

His Beatitude John X Meets the Bishops of the Patriarchate and the Priests of Damascus and its Countryside

His Beatitude Patriarch John X met the Bishops of the Patriarchate and the priests of Damascus and its Countryside in the Patriarchate. The meeting theme was “Ministry in these difficult times.” The following reverend fathers

Professor Habib Lavant

Patriarch John X: “Today we bid farewell to a prolific great scholar, Professor Habib Lavant.” His Beatitude John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East gave a farewell sermon in mourning

Dormition of the Theotokos Church in Zabadani

The visit of His Beatitude Patriarch John X to the Dormition of the Theotokos Church in Zabadani to follow the reconstruction works.

Patriarch John X Meets the Patriarchate Students of the Balamand Institute of Theology

In the context of their residence at the Monastery of Saint George Al-Humeyra, as a means for the Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology – Balamand to provide better online learning, due to the

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