“Our Homeland is afraid of nothing,” stressed Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria during the ceremony of the cutting of vasilopita, in which the Patriarch offered to the President of the Association of Greek Scientists of Alexandria “Ptolemy I,” Lilika Thlivitou, a volume on the 200 years of the Greek Revolution as reported by ekalexandria.org.
“‘Hail, Liberty! Hail!’, we say loud this year marking two centuries since the Greek Revolution,” said Patriarch Theodore.
The primate of the Patriarchate of Alexandria did not hide his emotion as he was turning the pages of the volume, especially when he saw the Filiki Eteria and Odessa, the city associated with the Greek Revolution, where he served as Exarch of the African Orthodox Church for ten years and contributed to the promotion of the Museum of Filiki Eteria.
At the same time, he wished the historic Community of Alexandria much success, expressing the hope that the COVID-19 pandemic would come to an end soon. He thanked Greece through Consul General Athanasios Kotsionis and the Greek Community of Alexandria for their support in his work through the Community Commissioner and its former President, Ioannis Papadopoulos, in the presence of the President of the Arabic-speaking Greek Orthodox, Markos Vasilis.
It should be noted that the President of the Association, Lilika Thlivitou, read a message sent by the Secretary-General of Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad, Ioannis Chrysoulakis, who, too, referred to the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution, saying “May the Greek Communities everywhere be united and in solidarity in 2021, with the main goal of preserving the Greek language, traditions and culture, and especially with regard to the new generation of the Greek diaspora, strengthening its ties with Greek motherland.”
The Patriarch of Alexandria, before singing the traditional carols with all those present, expressed his support for the work of the historical association of the parish of Alexandria, which celebrates 113th anniversary this year.