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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-04-02Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greek leadership in Alexandria for cathedral's dedicationThe newest Orthodox Cathedral in the ancient port city of Alexandria was dedicated on Sunday during a venerable ecclesiastical service officiated by Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Egypt Theodoros, and in the presence of Greek President Karolos Papoulias.The ceremony dedicating the Annunciation Cathedral was among the first, in fact, on Papoulias' itinerary during his official visit to Egypt. A high-ranking ministerial delegation from Athens was led by Tourism Development Minister Fani Palli-Petralia, while several main opposition deputies as well as former prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis attended the cathedral's dedication. The ceremony was also attended by several local leaders and representatives of other faiths. The leadership of the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, one of the major benefactors of the effort to open the cathedral, also attended the ceremony. Caption: President of the Republci Karolos Papoulias inspects a Hellenic Navy honor guard on Sunday outside the Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, prior to the church's official dedication service. Papoulias is in Egypt on an official visit, as he will be received by Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak on Monday in Cairo. ANA-MPA / V. Vardoulakis. ANA-MPA Copyright © 2004-2005 All rights reserved. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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