The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Sunday received the President of the Brotherhood of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Archons, Athanasios Martinos, who is also the Civil Governor of Mount Athos,.
As part of the annual pilgrimage of the Archons of the Throne, which traditionally takes place on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, Martinos and other delegation members paid their respects to the Ecumenical Patriarch and asked for His blessing for the success of the Brotherhood’s work.
In the afternoon, the Ecumenical Patriarch presided over the Great Vespers of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George.
The Sunday of the Samaritan has been established as a day of remembrance and honor of the Archbishops and Patriarchs of Constantinople who have been included in the liturgical calendar.
