On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the Patriarch of Jerusalem met with the Franciscan Hieromonk Fr. Dobromir to discuss conservation works at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Later that day, he visited Mr. Nazar and Marianna Bannayan, a couple long associated with the Fathers, and offered them words of encouragement for their recovery.
The following day, Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., the Patriarch, along with the Holy Sepulchre Fathers, inspected the completed conservation and repair work at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, focusing on the Rotunda, Seven Arches, floor, and Deposition slate, carried out by the Franciscans and Armenians.