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On Sunday, October 6/19, 2025, Hegoumenos Symeon of Sinai was consecrated Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Many bishops and priests were present, to show their respect and support for the newly consecrated Archbishop. He made his Confession of Faith, and […] A small Sinai icon attributed to the fourteenth or fifteenth century depicts the All-holy Theotokos and the Ark of the Tabernacle. In the eighth century, Saint John of Damascus gave a homily on the Nativity of the All-holy Theotokos in which he said, Summit more holy than Sinai, which is covered not by […] The icon of the Holy Prophet Moses on the southwest pier in the Church of Saint Catherine, the Sinai metochion in Athens. He holds the two stone Tablets of the Law, surmounted by the golden pot that had manna, and an icon of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Her hands are extended […] The Church of Panagia Kapnikarea dates to the eleventh century. It is one of the oldest churches in Athens. Photios Kontoglou painted the Theotokos Platytera in the apse in 1942, and completed the remaining icons on the walls in the early 1950s. The icon of Saint Catherine is on the east face of the […] The icon of Saint Catherine on the northwest pier in the Church of Saint Catherine, the Sinai metochion in Athens. On Sunday, September 1/14, 2025, the Sinai brotherhood met in General Assembly and unanimously elected Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos as the Abbot of Sinai. At a future date, he will be consecrated Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raithou by the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after which he will be […] On Friday, September 12, Archbishop Damianos submitted his formal letter of resignation as Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raithou. He was born in 1935, and is thus in his ninety-first year. He was consecrated Archbishop of Sinai in 1973. This brings to an end a term of service of fifty-two years. Archbishop Damianos […] Sinai Greek 4743 is a tiny Greek New Testament printed at Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden) by Officina Luchtmanniana in 1751. It measures 6.5 by 11 centimetres. It was bound in vellum. The front has a depiction of the Crucifixion, and the back the Resurrection. The spine is flat but was stained blue and red in […] Sinai manuscript Greek 1583 contains music for extended melodies written in Byzantine notation in 1712. The volume was beautifully bound in tooled and gilded leather, with two metal clasps, and a raised headband and footband in the Byzantine style. The edges of the pages were stained blue, and then stamped with alternating gilt […] Portrait medallion of the Evangelist Matthew from the sixth century Sinai apse mosaic. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. (Matthew 9:9) Yea, for to this end He […] |
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