Bulgarian State Delegation Arrives in Zograf Monastery in Mount Athos

Konstantin Karagyozov

Left to right: Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev, Archimandrite Gabriel, and Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov (BTA Photo/Nikola Uzunov)

Zograf Monastery, Mt Athos, Greece,

10.05.2025 12:30

(BTA)

A Bulgarian state delegation has arrived in Mount Athos, where it will be on an official visit on May 10 and 11 in connection with the enthronement of the newly elected hegumen of the Bulgarian Zograf (Zographou) Monastery – Archimandrite Gabriel.

The delegation is led by Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev. It also includes three other ministers – Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov, Economy and Industry Minister Petar Dilov, Youth and Sports Minister Ivan Peshev, as well as Bulgaria’s Consul General in Thessaloniki, Greece, Anton Markov.

On Sunday, May 11, a solemn liturgy and the enthronement of the newly elected hegumen will take place in the main church of the Zograf Monastery. The ceremony will be attended by the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Monastic community of Mount Athos, representatives of the Greek state, as well as hegumens and monks from other Athonite monasteries.

On the Feast of Saint George, May 6, Father Gabriel, was elevated from hieromonk to archimandrite.

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