On August 18, 2024, in the Week of the 8th Day of Pentecost, at the invitation of Bishop Roman of Seleucia, Chief Secretary of the Synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, took part in Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Cross in the Syrian capital Damascus.
At the invitation of Bishop Roman of Seleucia, Chief Secretary of the Synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev) took part in Matins and Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Cross in Damascus.
The service was led by Bishop Roman of Seleucia, accompanied by Archimandrite Philip and the temple clergy, according to the website of the Russian Orthodox Church Representative Office in Damascus.
The service was led by Bishop Roman of Seleucia, accompanied by Archimandrite Philip and the temple clergy.
After the service, a fraternal tea party was held in the parish hall of the temple. Vladyka Roman introduced Fr. Philip to the parishioners and spoke about the centuries-old fraternal cooperation and service of the Sister Churches — Antiochian and Russian. The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church answered the questions of the parishioners of the temple and spoke about the history and the present day of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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