Patriarch Porfirije and Bishop Gerasim delivered aid to the victims of the earthquake in Banija

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch,  accompanied by His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac attended the delivery of containers intended for the temporary accommodation of families affected by the earthquakes in Banija at the Lekenik Civil Protection base, on February 27, 2021.

Two large and four smaller containers were donated by the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Zagreb. According to the Serbian National Council, this visit is a continuation of the help that the Serbian Orthodox Church has been persistently and selflessly sending to the residents of Banija since the first day after the earthquake, directed from the Metropolitanate of Zagreb-Ljubljana, which was headed by the new Serbian Patriarch, and in coordination with SNC Banija is our home.