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Church of Greece Not Exempt from Taxes or Negative Media Attention

Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Ieronymos sent an open letter to the Greek Parliament and Greek Prime Minister commenting on international media reports on the Greek Orthodox Church being exempt from taxation. The purpose of his letter is, according...

Greek Businessman Offers Property for the ''Vow of the Nation''

15 million euros, his whole property, Greek businessman, I. Anagnostopoulos, is offering for the fulfillment of a very old Greek promise, known as the ''Vow of the Nation''. During the National Revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman occupation of...

Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore Appointed Honorary Professor at the Law School of Athens

Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodore was appointed Honorary Professor at the Law School of Athens in the event room of the University of Athens, yesterday June 9. Among the attendees were the representative of Archbishop of Athens and...

Third Soup Kitchen Inaugurated in Athens by Archbishop Ieronymos

The third social "Grocery Store" (in the US referred to as "soup kitchen") of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens philanthropic organization “Mission” (Apostoli) was inaugurated two days ago in Iroon Square by Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos. Following the creation of...

New Greek Parliament Swearing-In Ceremony Completed

The swearing-in ceremony under Archbishop Ieronymos, the head of Greece's Orthodox Church, for the country's 300 MPs got underway after 11a.m. at the Greek Parliament on Thursday, eleven days after the country's second election. The main item on the agenda...

Archbishop Ieronymos Honors Benefactors Nikos and Panayiotis Papageorgiou

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos awarded brothers Nikos and Panayiotis Papageorgiou with a First-Class Medal for their 12-year-long contributions to society, during a special ceremony that was held on the premises of the Papageorgiou Hospital. The Brothers Papageorgiou,...

Archbishop Ieronymos Returns from Russia With ‘Presents’

Two generous deals are the 'presents' that Archbishop Ieronymos and metropolitan bishops, who accompanied him to Russia, carried back home. Russians and Greeks made an agreement to cooperate closely in order to promote religious tourism in both countries. Moreover, they...

Greek Archbishop Ieronymos Meets With Russian Patriarch Kirill and President Putin

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos is paying an official visit to Russia on the invitation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The Greek Orthodox primate also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday...

Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos to Visit Orthodox Church of Russia

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos will pay a visit to the Church of Russia May 23-30 at the invitation of Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia. Ieronymos, who will be accompanied by members of the Holy Synod...

President Papoulias at 'Feast of Orthodoxy' Service

The Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos, and members of the Church attended a meal offered by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, marking the 'Feast of Orthodoxy', the first Sunday of Lent, at Aghios Dionysus Church in the...