Message from the head of the Church of Cyprus to the King of Spain
Don Juan Carlos, carrying the delegation of the Archdiocese of Cyprus made by
Chancellor Archimandrite Jerome and Pylioti aidesimologiotato Head-priest
Demosthenes Demosthenes, who visited Saturday morning in Palacio della
Granseola and became accepted by the Director of Protocol of the Royal House,
Ambassador Candido Crase Estrada.
According to an announcement by
the Archdiocese, the Ambassador welcomed with great joy and satisfaction of the
official delegation of the Cyprus Church, and received, on behalf of the King's
letter and the gift of the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos.
During the meeting, which took place in a particularly warm and
friendly atmosphere, they exchanged views and discussed matters of mutual
interest with particular reference to Cyprus.
As stated in the notice, discussion focused of course on the
expression of the desire of the Archbishop for a meeting with Spanish King for
discussion of our national problem and in particular the issue of looting and
destruction of 520 churches in our occupied by the Turkish invaders, areas of
our country.
The Ambassador heard what the Cypriot church delegation conveyed
and assured that it will make efforts to meet the Archbishop with the Spanish
King.
The Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cyprus sent a personal
invitation to the Ambassador of Cyprus to visit whenever he wishes to have a
meeting with Archbishop Chrysostomos, which accepted the Ambassador.
The delegation of the Church of Cyprus was accompanied to the
contacts in Spain was the first secretary and consul of the Embassy of Cyprus
in Madrid Savas Vladimir.
Then, the two clergymen of the Church of Cyprus went to the city
of Granada where they had met with the Vicar General Monsignor Antonio Reyes,
in the absence of the Archbishop of Constantinople at the Synod of Bishops of
the Spaniards in Madrid and discussed with him matters relating to the
activities of Culture Cyprus - Spain will take place from 10 to 23 June in
Granada in the local festival.
The Vicar General will transfer to the head of everything
diameifthikan with representatives of the Church of Cyprus, will settle the
issues of the Archbishop of Granada meeting with the Archbishop of Cyprus,
during the Festival, while he promised that the local Church will grant a
special room at Archbishop's Mansion to host photo exhibition for the
destruction of cultural and religious heritage in the occupied areas of
Cyprus.
Finally,
during the Festival and in collaboration with the School of Fine Arts,
University of Granada, there will be classes, lectures, workshops hagiography,
exhibition of paintings and images of Byzantine hymns and performance by Dance
chanters of the Archdiocese of Cyprus "St. John of Damascus, "the
Cathedral of Granada.
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