On Monday, December 2, 2024, Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem planted in the outer precinct of the Holy Cross Monastery the first olive tree out of the hundred planted in this Holy Monastery in the presence of the Elder Chief-Secretary Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the Hegoumen of the Monastery Archimandrite Christodoulos, Archdeacon Mark and the overseer of the estate of the Monastery of the Cross.
Afterwards, Patriarch Theophilos oversaw the conservation and renovation works being carried out within the Monastery.
Source: Patriarchate of Jerusalem