The feast of the Patriarchal Church of Alexandria

Sunday, December 06, 2015
The feast of the Patriarchal Church of Alexandria

Divine Liturgy at the celebrations of Holy Patriarchal Church of Saint Savvas the Sanctified Alexandria was officiated by Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria ?, yesterday December 5, in the presence of bishops, priests and crowds of the Greek community of Alexandria. The metropolitan Leontopolis Gabriel and Bishop Meletios Naucratis concelebrated, and Fr. Fr; sios Larentzakis preached the divine word in his speech about Saint Sava.
In addition, His Beatitude ordained Archimandrite Fr. Raphael Korovessi vicar of the Community Church of the Annunciation of Alexandria.
On the previous day, December 4, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II; He officiated at the Great Vespers in the same church, flanked by the Metropolitan Leontopolis Gabriel and Bishop Meletios Naucratis.
In festive weekend attended the Consul of Greece in Alexandria Em. Kakavelakis, representatives of Greek associations and bodies and by the entire Greek community.
Note that the Patriarchal Monastery of St. Savvas of Alexandria is the religious center of the Greek community in the City of Alexander, works from the 4th century. and its historical path except Patriarchal Seat was hospital, almshouse, school, cemetery Patriarchs etc.
Noteworthy is that the nave is a valuable treasure is pillar where, according to tradition, was decapitated by the Alexandrian great martyr Saint Catherine, while the altar inside the sanctuary consecrated St. Nektarios, Bishop of Pentapolis.