site.btaOfficial Bulgarian Delegation Honors Zograf Monastery Celebration in Mount Athos
Visiting Zograf Monastery on Mt. Athos on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov said it is a visit "filled with strong emotion" that "will leave an unforgettable memory in the hearts of all who were present”. Zafirov is leading a delegation for the monastery’s feast day, the Day of St. George.
“In just a few days, another delegation will arrive for the enthronement of the new hegumen,” he added.
The traditional Bulgarian pilgrimage for the feast of the Zograf Monastery of St. Great Martyr George, has also brought to Mt. Athos Hristo Gadzhev, Chair of the Parliamentary Defence Committee; Deyan Dechev, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Bulgarians Abroad; Ventsislav Asenov, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Regional Policy, Public Works, and Local Self-Government; Kalin Stoyanov, Member of Parliament; Filip Popov, Deputy Minister of Interior; Prof. Dr. Georgi Yordanov, Head of the Executive Agency for People with Disabilities; Anton Markov, Consul General of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki, Greece. The delegation also includes Kiril Valchev, Director General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), who arrived at Zograf Monastery together with Bishop Gerasim of Melnik, the Secretary General of the Holy Synod.
During the visit to Mount Athos on May 5–6, the members of the Bulgarian delegation are meeting with the spiritual leadership of Mt. Athos, and will be participating in the evening and night services, the Divine Liturgy, as well as the religious procession with the icon of St. Great Martyr George.
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