The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ was solemnly celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Georgios in the Phanar.
On Friday, December 25, 2020, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Divine Liturgy, accompanied by Metropolitans Chrysostomos fo Myra, Theoliptos of Iconium, Stefanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, and Athinagoras of Kydonia.
The Chief Secretay of the Holy Synod, Archimandrite Ioakeim, read the patriarchal encyclical for Christmas.
Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Consular General of Greece in Constantinople, Georgia Soultanopoulou, the Consular General of Ukraine in Constantinople, Oleksandr Gaman and his associates, many faithful from Constantinople attended the Divine Liturgy who complied with the COVID-19 restrictive measures.
