The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the tomb of his predecessor, Patriarch Neophytos VIII, at the cemetery of the Theological School of Halki, accompanied by the Abbot, Bishop Cassianos of Arabissos, and Archbishop Nektarios of Anthidon, Patriarchal Representative of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Constantinople.
The Patriarch laid flowers at the tomb of Neophytos VII and prayed for the repose of his soul.