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M. Athos - Greetings all'archimandrita Jeremiah

Mount Athos, October 22, 2010 - On the day of the 95th anniversary dell'archimandrita Jeremiah (Alekhine), the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow, Metropolitan Hilarion, who is visiting Mount Athos, with the blessing of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kyrill, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the monastery of St. Panteleimon.
Metropolitan Archbishop Hilarion was reached Teognoste of Sergiev Posad, Chairman of the Committee for the monasteries, by Archbishop Anthony of Boryspil, rector of the Theological Seminary and the Kiev, the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Jeremiah, from the Monaco confessor Makarios, by staff of the Decree and pilgrims.
After the service, Metropolitan Hilarion read the message of greetings to Patriarch Kyrill Archimandrite Jeremiah. Decree of the President gave the abbot the pectoral cross for the important anniversary. Then, Metropolitan Hilarion and the bishops present were warmly congratulated by his father Jeremiah, wishing him God's help in the ministry monastery: "You came on this Holy Mountain when you were a mature man, and God prolong your days so you can continue your ministry, you are doing for many years. May God strengthen your spiritual and physical strength, multiply the brotherhood of this holy monastery, bringing the pilgrims here. May God protect you for many good years. "
Metropolitan Hilarion gave his blessing to pilgrims and monks, and shared a meal with the monks of fellowship.
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L 'Archimandrite Jeremiah (Alekhine) was born October 9, 1915 on a farm in Novo (the region of the Don Cossacks) in a peasant family. From 1935 to 1941 he worked at the plant in Mariupol Ilyich. In 1941, during the German occupation of Mariupol has worked in Germany. In 1945 he returned to his homeland. From 1945 to 1952 he worked as a laborer in a bakery in the city of Lugansk.
In 1956 he entered the Theological Seminary of Odessa, and the same year he worked at the Monastery of the Dormition of Odessa. In 1957 Monaco was tonsured with the name of Jeremiah and ordained a priest. In 1975, as Archimandrite was sent to Mount Athos. In 1979 he was elected abbot of the monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos.
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(Source: DECR Communication Service; www.mospat.ru)

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