Serbian Orthodox Church

Metropolitan Hilarion completes his visit to Serbia

His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the Chairman of the Externam Church Relations, completed today his three-day visit to Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Hilarion served this morning the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy and the memorial service to Serbian Patriarch Pavle of blessed repose at Rakovica monastery.

From the Belgrade airport Nikola Tesla Metropolitan Hilarion and the members of the delegation were escorted by Bishop Irinej of Backa, the member of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church; Vicar Bishops Atanasije of Hvosno and Antonije of Moravica; His Excellency Alexander Konuzin, ambassador of the Russian Federation in Belgrade; as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia.  

Music spectacle at Kolarac

Afrer premieres in New York, Toronto, London, Rome and Melburn, also the fans of spiritual music in the Serbian capital had an honour and a blessing last night to attend an unusual art event. The great hall of the Kolarac Endowment was a place of the Belgrade premiere of a very rare musical form -  Orthodox St Matthew Passion, which was composed by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk.   

Metropolitan Hilarion visits Russian Church and Ruzica church

His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations visited yesterday on April 1, 2011 accompanied by protopresbyter Vitaly Tarasyev, the head of the Podvorye of the Moscow Patriarchate in Belgrade, the Russian Holy Trinity church at Tasmajdan. Also His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion visited the Ruzica church at Kalemegdan.

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk Hilarion held a lecture at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology

His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relation of the Moscow Patriarchate held yesterday on March 31, 2011 a lecture at the Faculty of the Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade in a presence of His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa, professors, teachers and students of this highest higher education institute of our Holy Church. 

Metropolitan Hilarion visits St. Sava Cathedral on Vracar

His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, the President of teh Office for foreign church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, visited yesterday on March 31, 2011 accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral St. Sava Memorial Cathedral on Vracar.  

Patriarch Irinej meets with Metropolitan Hilarion

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received today at the Serbian Patriarchate His Eminence Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the President of the Office for foreign church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.