“emphasized their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery

“the date confirms the monastery’s status as a center of Ukrainian state, spiritual, and educational life

“officials are demanding that the monastery complex be returned to the state, putting the brotherhood at risk of eviction

“their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery

“It is a modest and humble church that reflects the first steps of the early Greeks, I would like this church to remain as it is, because it demonstrates that a people came here who were poor and humble, yet honourable. As time passed, our people progressed, but this church—one of the first to meet the needs of the great wave of migration—reflects our earliest steps and constitutes a historical and spiritual landmark.

Archbishop Makarios ›

Archbishop of Australia

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“and its sanctity

“thanked the donors and benefactors of the Monastery and wished that the now restored Katholikon becomes a daily refuge for the Brotherhood for the nightly sacred Services