Serbian Patriarch Irinej sends condolences to Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch

To the Holy Synod of Bishops
of the Antiochian Orthodox Church
Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
Damascus
SYRIA

After receiving the sad news of passing away of Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, blessed memory Kyr Ignatius, We prayerfully remember his beloved Beatitude, Head of the Holy Throne of the Antiochian Patriarchs, who worthily served his whole life to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, in particular, in very difficult times in which the Antiochian Church finds itself today.

On behalf of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, all the honorable hierarchy, God-loving clergy, venerable monastics and faithful people of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and Us personally, We express to our sister Orthodox Church of Antioch Our sincere condolences.

We pray to our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, Who is Resurrection and Life, to give repose to the noble soul of Patriarch Ignatius and grant him memory eternal.

SERBIAN PATRIARCH
+IRINEJ

Funeral and burial service of Patriarch Ignatius of Antioch

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His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received His Eminence Zenon, Bishop of Groholovsky along with His Excellency Archbishop Orlando Antonini, Apostolic Nuncio in Belgrade, with associates on 5 December 2012 at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade. 

In separate visits Serbian Patriarch also received His Excellency Scipione Caneva, Ambassador of San Marino to Serbia; His Excellency Mr. Johannes Aigner, Ambassador of Austria to Serbia; as well as Mr. Marko Blagojevic, special advisor to Foreign Affairs Minister Mr. Ivan Mrkic.

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