Veria celebrates feast of Saints Peter and Paul with multi‑episcopal liturgy

On Monday, 29 June 2026, the Old Metropolitan Cathedral in Veria, Greece, hosted a grand liturgical celebration marking the memory of the apostolic saints Peter and Paul. The service was led by Metropolitan Clemens of Sweden, representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and featured hierarchs from the Patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Albania, and Cyprus.

The ceremony concluded the annual “LV’ Paulines” festivities, highlighting the unity of the Orthodox Church across national churches. Participants praised the founders’ missionary legacy and emphasized the event’s cultural and spiritual significance for the local community and the broader Orthodox world.