Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil said the Bulgarian Orthodox Church will keep the warmest memories of all services, brotherly meetings and events from the programme of its visit to Istanbul.
Patriarch Daniil was speaking after taking prayerful part in the Divine Liturgy at St Stephen Church (San Stefano) in Istanbul’s Yesilkоy district on Sunday. The service was led by Archimandrite Haralampi Nichev, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Istanbul.
With his participation in the liturgy, Patriarch Daniil officially concluded his first peaceful visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
“We are happy, even on the final day of our peaceful visit to the Mother Church, to take part in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at a place that is dear to every Orthodox Bulgarian heart – the former suburb, today a district of this imperial city, where in 1878 the peace treaty was signed that marked the beginning of the Third Bulgarian State,” Patriarch Daniil said.
He noted that the reception at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the services at the Patriarchal Church of St George and the historic Bulgarian St Stephen Church, the memorable moments in the Metropolis of Chalcedon and at the Church of the Holy Archangels, and the final liturgy in Yesilkоy gave remarkable completeness to the visit and made it an event that will remain forever in memory.
Patriarch Daniil added that the visit will be recorded in the annals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church as truly historic and as a clear expression of the Church’s God-blessed unity in faith and shared hope.
Expressing gratitude for the spiritual joy experienced during the visit, he wished the Ecumenical Patriarchate peaceful and blessed years ahead, in witness to Holy Orthodoxy and God’s boundless love for all people and creation. Patriarch Daniil Says Bulgarian Church Will Keep Warm Memories of Visit to Istanbul 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-28 13:42:20 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law