Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived on Thursday, July 4, at the airport of Milan for a three-day visit to the Diocese of Ivrea, at the invitation of its Bishop Edoardo Aldo Cerrato, to participate in ecclesiastical events in honor of the Holy Martyr Sabinus, Bishop and Patron Saint of Ivrea.
The Ecumenical Patriarch from Milan went to the Church of S. Ulderico, in Ivrea, and participated in the prayer for the feast of St. Sabina. At the end of the service, he gave a theological address in Italian to the faithful.
The members of the Patriarchal entourage are Metropolitan Polycarp of Italy, Bishop Paisios of Xanthoupolis, Patriarchal Deacon Father Varnavas, Archimandrite Ioannis Batsis, Parish Priest of the Milan Greek Orthodox Community, and Chrysovalantis Gulgun, one of the Secretaries of the Patriarchate.
Translated by Ioanna Georgakopoulou
