Serbian Orthodox Church

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
November 12, 2004

PATRIARCH RETURNS FROM AUSTRALIA

On Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle will return by regular air flight from Australia. Patriarch Pavle headed the bishops and other members of the Serbian Orthodox Church delegation, which visited this faraway land from October 30 to November 13, 2004. This was the first visit of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church to Australia, the destination of many Serb emigrants over the past century who in recent times have done much to help Serbs in the homeland.

THEOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM
AT ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL FACULTY
OF BELGRADE UNIVERSITY

The Orthodox Theological Faculty of Belgrade University organized an international theological symposium on November 18-19, 2004. The theme of the symposium is two historical events: the 950th anniversary of the Great Schism (1054 A.D.) and the 800th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Crusaders (1204).

Symposium schedule:

On Thursday, November 18, 2004 after morning services the opening ceremony will take place at 9:00 a.m. in the amphitheater of the Theological Faculty. The dean of the Theological Faculty and His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle will make introductory remarks.
Speakers during the first working session will be Bishop Dr. Atanasije Jevtic (Years of crisis, 1054-1204), Dr. Jure Zecevic (Fortieth anniversary of the removal of the anathema of 1054), Dr. Bogdan Dolenc (Difference between universal and eucharistic ecclesiology: Two approaches to the unification of the two Churches), followed by open discussion. The second session will begin with Dr. Radivoj Radic (The divided Empire: Byzantium on the eve of 1204), followed by Dr. Ljubomir Maksimovic (Serbia and the consequences of the Fourth Crusade) and Dr. Mirjana Zivojinovic (Athos circa 1204). The first working day will conclude with discussion on these topics.

On Friday, November 19, 2004, the third working session will begin with Dr. Jovan Tarnanidis (The autocephaly of the Serbian and Bulgarian Churches in the diplomatic plans of Emperor Michael VIII the Paleologist and the Unionist conference in Lyon), followed by Dr. Milos Antonovic (Serbia and the Lyonese Union, 1274), Dr. Andrija Veselinovic (The fall of Constantinople in Serbian history), followed by discussion. The symposium will conclude at 12:00 noon and a summary and conclusion from this theological conference will be presented during the closing ceremony.

The committee for preparation and organization of the symposium, which is comprised of Protopresbyter Professor Dr. Radomir V. Popovic, Protopresbyter Professor Dr. Predrag Puzovic, Assistant Professor Dr. David Perovic, Assistant Lecturer Dr. Dragana Janjic and Assistant Trainee Vladislav Puzovic, invite all those interested to take part in this interesting thematic gathering.

[Serbian Translation Services]