Theophilos of Jerusalem blessed the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene in the Russian Monastery of Gethsemanetranslated

As a strong example of faith which with her life inspires and guides the Church of Jerusalem but also the peoples of the Middle East who in our time strongly experience the challenges and difficulties in this holy land, the Patriarch of Jerusalem His Excellency characterized Saint Mary Magdalene. Theophilus.  His Beatitude visited yesterday, Tuesday, August 4, 2026, the Holy Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene of the Russian Church of the Diaspora (ROCOR) in Gethsemane, accompanied by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Nazareth Mr. Kyriakos, the Most Reverend Archbishop Konstantinos Mr. Aristarchus, Archimandrite Christodoulou and of Archdeacon Markos and blessed the nun Elizabeth and the nuns of the Holy Monastery and the faithful who took part in the celebration of the Monastery (according to the old calendar yesterday the memory of the Saint was commemorated).

The celebration was presided over by Rev. Metropolitan of Berlin, Mr. Markos flanked by the Bishop of Stuttgart, Mr. Job and Archimandrite Romanos, Superior and Spiritual of the Monastery.

The Patriarch of Jerusalem took part in the litany that followed together with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Israel, Anatoly Viktorov and...