Five Hundred and Fifty-Five Years since the Repose of Gjergj Kastrioti, Our National Hero. On this day, we commemorate five hundred and fifty-five years since the repose of Gjergj Kastrioti (Skënderbeu), our National Hero who passed away on 17 January 1468 in the city of Lezha. He was buried in the Byzantine Church of St. Nikolla where there is a memorial today. He was born
Church Delegation Attended the Enthronement of the New Archbishop of Cyprus. The official ceremony of the enthronement of Archbishop Georgios of New Justinian and All Cyprus was attended by a delegation from the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania that was represented by His Grace Dimitrios, the Metropolitan of Gjirokaster, Fr. Joan Merkuri, the Protopresbyter and Mr. Orfea Beci. At the dinner that followed
†Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres an all Albania Wholeheartedly sharing in the deep sorrow caused by the passing to the Lord of the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whom we had the joy to know for many years, we express our sincere condolences. He was a prominent personality endowed with outstanding intellectual gifts and an unwavering faith in the Triune God, integrity, kindness, and sensibility. He
Mr. Bajram Begaj, the President of Albania, wished Archbishop Anastasios on the occasion of Christmas. On Christmas Day, December 25, 2022, after the Divine Liturgy, Archbishop Anastasios warmly received the President of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Bajram Begaj and his family at the Headquarters of the Holy Synod. The President extended his wishes to His Beatitude and all the faithful on the
Christmas Celebrations in Tirana. On December 25, 2022 we celebrate the bright feast of Christmas. Christ came into the world to bring the man closer to God and to restore the deformed image as a result of the sin. In the Holy Scripture we read: Jesus comes to be born “in order to destroy the Evil’s works “(I Jn. 3:8). Apostle Paul says that
The New Chanters Received their Certificates. At the end of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, 18 December 2022, the graduation ceremony of the students of the Byzantine Music School of the Orthodox Church of Albania took place at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana and was headed by Archbishop of Tirana, His Beatitude Anastasios. At first, Mr. Theodhor Peci, the Byzantine School
The Pharmacy Service inside the Annunciation Orthodox Medical Center. The Annunciation Orthodox Medical Center of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania was built with the funds and support of Archbishop Anastasios. Since June 2022, a new service was added within the Medical Center, which is the pharmacy and it intends to fulfill the needs of the patients, and of the rest of the
The President of Germany Visited the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral. On December 1st, 2022 during an official visit to our country, the President of Germany, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, made a private visit to the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana. He was received in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere, by Archbishop Anastasios and other members of the Holy Synod, Metropolitan Andon, Metropolitan Nathanaeil
Priest Ordination in the Holy Metropolis of Korca. The ordination services are always beautiful and exciting for both the ordained priests and their relatives as well as for all the faithful who participate and claim “Axios” at the end of the service. Since 1992, under the care of Archbishop Anastasios, a new generation of clergy has been educated and ordained. There are one hundred and
ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA Secretariat of the Holy Synod Regarding the Master’s Paper Of the Archimandrite Fr. Grigorios Frangakis On “The Ecclesiastical Issue in the Ukraine”. The Master’s paper of the Archimandrite Fr. Gregorios Frangakis – Chief Secretary of the Great Church of Christ, with the topic “About the Healing of the Ecclesiastical Issue in the Ukraine by the Mother Church
