Exact replica of Panaghia Portaitissa conveyed from Mt. Athos to Cathedral of St. Demetrius in Thessaloniki

An exact replica of the Holy Icon of the Panaghia Portaitissa, was conveyed on Monday in a splendorous procession from Mt. Athos to the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Demetrius in Thessaloniki. St. Demetrius is the patron saint of the ancient city.

A doxology service followed, officiated by the First Secretary of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki, Archimandrite Fr. Iakovos Athanasiou, and co-officiated by clerics and deacons of the Metropolis. A vesper followed along with an invocation to the Panaghia, the Virgin Mary.

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