KYIV. Primate of the Orthodox Church of Finland Arrived to Ukraine
On
May 8, the Primate of the Autonomous Orthodox Church of Finland of the
Patriarchate of Constantinople, Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland
arrived on official visit to Ukraine.
Accompanying Vladyka Leo in the trip are Vicar of the Diocese of Karelia,
Bishop Arseny of Joensuu and other members of the delegation.
Upon arrival to the capital of Ukraine Metropolitan Leo headed to the Holy
Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, where he met with the Primate of the Ukrainian
Orthodox Church at the Metropolitan's residence.
Also the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Finland prayed at the home St. Nicholas Church at the Metropolitan's
apartments.
Thereafter
the Primates honoured memory of the deceased in the years of the Great
Patriotic War in the Kyiv park
of Eternal Glory.
The
visit of Archbishopn Leo of Karelia and All Finland will continue from May, 8
till May, 14.
The
visit program:
May,
9 - visit to the Church
of All Saints in the
territory of the construction site of the Resurrection Cathedral and serving
the Moleben (prayer service) at the relics of the Holy Hierarch Spyridon of Tremithous, visit to
the Holy Protection Convent in Kyiv and celebration of the All-Night Vigil in
the Kyiv Caves Monastery.
May
10 - Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland together with Metropolitan
Volodymyr will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and
visit the Holy Presentation Monastery, the Monastery of St. Panteleimon
(Feofania), the Holy Trinity Monastery (Kytaevo) in Kyiv.
May 11-12 - the visit to the Diocese of Simferopol. Visits to the Holy Trinity
Monastery of Simferopol, the Monastery of St. Clement in Inkerman, the Holy
Dormition Bakhchisarai Monastery, the Cathedral of S. Vladimir in Chersonesos and the Panorama of the Defence of
Sebastopol, visits to Balaklava and Yalta.
May 13 - the meeting with the President of Ukraine is
scheduled.
May 14 - attendance of the Caves of Lavra, meeting with the Primate of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The same
day the delegation of the Orthodox Church of Finland returns home.
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