Patriarch of Alexandria:'Greece is Great'

From 23-24 April 2020, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa presided at ceremonies emphasising Hellenism at the Monastery Church of St.George in Old Cairo, Egypt.Following Great Vespers on 23 April, His Beatitude presided the Divine Liturgy the next day.Immediately afterwards,he bestowed the Cross of the Apostle St.Markos on Captain Angelos Kiousis of the Hellenic Coast Guard,who has served in Port Said, Egypt for two years.Patriarch Theodoros pointed out that His Eminence Metropolitan Niphon of Plousios,who was also present,and Captain Kiousis were the spiritual pillars of Port Said.
Patriarch Theodoros also stated that:
Greece is great in these days of dark fear, beyond the pandemic; beyond the suffering and passion, she is great among the choirs of the blessed.*
Then the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa proceeded to unveil the bust of the late Igoumenos (Abbot) of the Monastery, Agathangelos,on his fiftieth death anniversary.Father Agathangelos,a native of Thrace, Greece, had served in the Monastery for 45 years.*
Following the unveiling, Patriarch Theodoros rededicated the renovated Monastery cemetery Chapel of St.Katherine.The project was spearheaded by the current proistomenos of the Monastery, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Damaskinos.Patriarch Theodoros thanked Father Damaskinos:
You have served the Church by restoring the Chapel of St. Katherine, herself an Alexandrian.*
The Chapel was renovated in memory of Father Damaskinos' late mother.*