On May 18, 2024, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk arrived in Cyprus.
Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk arrived in Cyprus with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
Metropolitan Anthony is accompanied on his trip by Vice Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church Protopriest Igor Yakimchuk and Secretary to the Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church, Priest Nikolai Vasin.
The delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church was met at Larnaca airport by Archpriest Pavel Povalyaev, rector of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Limassol.
In Larnaca, Metropolitan Anthony and his entourage worshipped the relics of Righteous Lazarus of the Fourth Day, Bishop of Chita, resting in the church named in honor of this saint.
The pilgrims from the Russian Orthodox Church then visited the Monastery of the Honorable Cross of Stavrovouni, where an ancient silver-encased cypress cross containing a part of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord is kept.
The pilgrims from the Russian Orthodox Church visited the Monastery of the Honorable Cross of Stavrovouni, where an ancient cypress cross containing a part of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord is kept.
On the same day, Metropolitan Anthony and his accompanying delegation prayed the All-Night Vigil at St. Nicholas Church in Limassol on the eve of its great consecration, scheduled for the 3rd week after Easter, when the Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women.
EVCS Communication Service/Patriarchy.ru
