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On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the Feast of St. Tryphon the Martyr, patron saint of gardeners, at the Belgrade Community Church of ...
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On Monday, January 30, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy in commemoration of the Feast of the Three Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom. ...
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On Friday afternoon, January 27, 2012, His All-Holiness took the opportunity to enjoy nature with clergy of the Patriarchal Court in the snowy Emirgkian grove of the Bosphorus.
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On Friday, January 27, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George for the commemoration of St. John Chrysosotom. The relics of the saint, who served ...
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On Thursday, January 27, 2012, His All-Holiness received the European Ombudsman, Mr. Nikiforos Diamandouros, at the Phanar. The Ombudsman was in Istanbul after an invitation from the Ministry of Justice ...
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On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, His All-Holiness attended a photo exhibition entitled "Islanders" by journalist and photographer Sami Solmaz, hosted by the Consul General of Greece, Mr. Nicholas ...
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On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over Great Vespers for the commemoration of St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George at ...
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On Saturday, January, 2012, in his traditional custom of honoring former patriarchs, His All-Holiness held a Trisagion Service in memory of the late Patriarch Neophytos VIII at the cemetery of Holy Trinity ...
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On Thursday, January 19, 2012, His All-Holiness visited his former Primary School in the village of St. Theodores. The school will be renovated and will house the new minority school. His All-Holiness ...
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On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Metropolitan Kyrillos of Imvros and Tenedos presided over the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of his name day and the Feast of Sts. Athanasius and Cyril in the Cathedral ...
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On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. Anthony the Great at St. George's Church in the village where he was born and baptized on the island ...
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On Monday, January 16, 2012, a conference organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary since His All-Holiness' election and enthronement as Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch ...
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On Monday, January 16, 2012, His All-Holiness, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Sinope, the deputy secretary of the Holy Synod, Deacon Joachim, the Journalist/Photographer Nikolaos Manginas, ...
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On Friday, January 13, 2012, His All-Holiness expressed his sorrow for the death of the legendary Greek football player of Fenerbahçe, Lefteris Kucuk Antoniadis, known as "Lefter," who died ...
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On Friday, January 13, 2012, His All-Holiness received Monks Nephon, Evdokimos and Georgios from Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos.
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On Wednesday, January 11, 2012, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Member of the Turkish Parliament's Party (AKP), Mr. Mevlut Tsaousoglou, visited the Phanar, where ...
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On Monday, January 9, 2012, His All-Holiness received Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Yonan of Antioch and All the East of the Syriac Catholic Church.
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On Sunday, January 8, 2012, His All-Holiness exercised his right to vote in the elections for committee members of the Bosphorus communities. The voting took place at various centers, including the community ...
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On Saturday, January 7, 2012, His All-Holiness hosted an appreciation luncheon and reception in honor of the Board of the Association of Music and all chanters in Istanbul.
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On Saturday, January 6, 2012, the Deputy Defense Minister of Greece, the Hon. Yiannis Ragousis, accompanied by his family, visited the Phanar and was received by His All-Holiness.
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On Friday, January 6, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy with members of the Holy and Sacred Synod on the occasion of the Feast of the Theophany at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. ...
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On Thursday, January 5, 2012, the Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, Archimandrite Bartholomew Samaras, presided over the Great Vespers of Epiphany at the Patriarchal Church of St. George.
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On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, His All-Holiness received Metropolitan Theokletos of Florina, Prespes and Eordaia as well as Metropolitan Joel of Edessa and Pella at the Phanar. Both Metropolitans are from ...
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On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, His All-Holiness received Metropolitan Theologos of Serres and Nigrita, Metropolitan Barnabas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis, and Metropolitan Pavlos of Drama at the Phanar. ...
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On Monday, January 2, 2012, His All-Holiness received Metropolitan Ioannis of Langadas as well as the Mayor of Langadas, Mr. Ioannis Anastasiadis, at the Phanar. The Metropolitan submitted to the Ecumenical ...
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On Sunday, January 1, 2012, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the Lord's Circumcision and the Feast of St. Basil the Great at the Patriarchal Church of St. George. Among ...