Antiochian Metropolitans received in audience by the Serbian Patriarch

His Holiness Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej received Their Eminences Metropolitans of the ancient Antiochian Patriarchate Basil (Mansura) of Arkad, Savva (Ispera) of Huran and Isak (Barakata) of Germany and Central Europe, accompanied by Archpriest Prokopy. The audience took place in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on October 10, 2017.

Their Eminences Metropolitans expressed deep gratitude to the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church for a fraternal reception during which they indicated that the end of the war conflicts in which many Christians and Muslims were killed in the Arab Republic of Syria is approaching.

Although a large number of Christians were forced to leave their centuries-old homes in this Arab country of the Middle East, Orthodox Christians remained largely there, fighting for their country, so, according to unofficial estimates of the Antiochian Patriarchate, despite war injuries and sufferings, Syria did not abandon more than ten percent of the faithful of the Orthodox Church. Moreover, damaged and destroyed temples are being restored and new ones are being built for the glory of God.

The Patriarch of the Serbian Church Kyr Irinej thanked the esteemed guests for the brotherly visit wishing them every Divine blessing in their ministry.

The reception was attended by His Grace Antony, Vicar Bishop of Moravica, and deacon Dr. Aleksandar Praščević, General Secretary of the Serbian Patriarch's Office.