His Holiness Irinej

The Ascension of Jesus – the Patron Saint-day of the City of Belgrade and Ascension Church

June 17, 2013 Featured News

  14/6/13 The feast-day of the Serbian capital, Belgrade – the Ascension of the Lord was solemnly celebrated also this year. A joyful celebration of the feast day began with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, which was served by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, in the church of the Ascension of the Lord, with the concelebration [...]

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Serbian Patriarch meets President of Ukraine

June 10, 2013 News

June 2013 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, received Mr. Victor Yanukovich, the President of the Republic of Ukraine,  at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade,  on June 7, 2013. Source:  

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Nis: International Scientific Symposion on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan concluded

June 5, 2013 Featured News

5/6/13 Under auspices of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, the International Scientific Symposion was held on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan (31 May – 2 June 2013) The organizers of this symposion are the Center for religious studies Nis, the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies of the University of [...]

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The Fourth Paschal Concert in Belgrade

May 29, 2013 News

29/5/13 With the blessings of His Holiness Irinej, the Fourth Paschal Concert was held at the House of Russian Culture in Belgrade on 23 May 2013. Their Graces Bishops Milutin of Valjevo, Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic and Irinej of Australia-New Zealand also attended the concert. Representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation and Mr. Mileta [...]

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The Church is building us!

April 29, 2013 News

29/4/13 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, attended yesterday on 25 April 2013 the session of  the Committee for completion of the construction and interior decoration of the Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava on Vracar. Before the beginning of the session,  Patriarch Irinej accompanied by President of the Committee Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral [...]

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His Holiness visits Diocese of Middle Europe

April 2, 2013 News

2/4/13 His Holiness Irinej, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, in capacity of the administrator, visited the Diocese of Middle Europe for the second time in the last two months. His Holiness arrived in Frankfurt on Wednesday, 27 March, at the airport where he was welcomed by bishop’s deputy, protopresbyter-stavrophor Milan Pejic [...]

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Sunday of Orthodoxy – memorial service for the victims of NATO aggression

March 26, 2013 Featured News

24/3/13 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated yesterday, on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Divine Liturgy in the church of Saint Sava on Vracar, as well as the memorial service for the suffered in the 1999 NATO bombing. Source:

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Crime without Punishment

March 19, 2013 News

19/3/13 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, attended at the National Theatre an academy entitled The Crime without Punishment on the occasion of the anniversary of the March pogrom on Kosovo and Metohia organized by the Office of the Government of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohia. Serbian Patriarch and Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic addressed the [...]

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Audience for cadets at the Serbian Patriarchate on the occasion of the feast of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher

March 6, 2013 News

5/3/13 On the basis of the Annual program of the cooperation of the Committee for religious education of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovci and the Military Academy, also this year a traditional audience was organized for officers and cadets of the Military Academy on the occasion of the feast of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher. About fifty [...]

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In Glory and Honour of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher

March 2, 2013 News

28/2/13 With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, the 21st Saint Simeon Academy was held at Kolarac National University, which was organized by Dobrocinstvo, the pilgrim agency of the Serbian Orthodox Church. His Grace Bishop Porfirije of Jegar delivered a speech in which pointed out that by celebrating the great jubilee of the [...]

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Let us sing with love to Saint Sava

January 31, 2013 Featured News

27/1/13  His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated on Saint Sava’s Day, the Divine Liturgy at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral on Vracar. The festal liturgical joy at the Memorial Cathedral of the Serbian people was recorded by deacon Dragan Tanasijevic. Source:  

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New 2013 Illustrated Wall Calendar with regard to 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan

December 15, 2012 Featured News

15/12/12 With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, the Publishing Foundation of the Serbian Orthodox Church printed the 2013 great wall calendar entitled Emperor Constantine the Great in visual memory of the Serbs Edict of Milan – act on religious tolerance – establishing that “Christians, as well as all others, without exception, are [...]

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History – Basis of the Future

November 30, 2012 News

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received , on 26 November 2012, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade Dr. Zivadin Jovanovic, the president of the Belgrade Forum for the World of Equals. Mr. Jovanovic informed the Patriarch about activities of independent and nonpartisan associations with regards to marking significant anniversaries from the recent and distant history [...]

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Consecration of Russian Cemetary in Belgrade

November 20, 2012 News

20/11/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, along with His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the chief of the Office of Inter-Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, consecrated today, on 17 November 2012, the Russian Cemetary in front of the Iver chapel at the New Cemetary in Belgrade. His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the [...]

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Anniversary Day of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

November 20, 2012 News

20/11/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, attended yesterday on 19 November 2012  the solemn celebration of the Anniversary Day of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, the President of the Republic of Serbia, representatives of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the highest educational and cultural institutions, as well [...]

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Office of the Committee of the Holy Assembly of Bishops for Kosovo and Metohija opened at the Patriarchate of Pec

October 17, 2012 Featured News

17/10/2012 His Holiness Irinej,  Serbian Patriarch opened the Office of the Committee for Kosovo and Metohija. International Conference “Tthe Balkans and Middle East: Do They Reflect? “ On the Feast day of the Patriarchate of Pec, on October 14, 2012, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch  yesterday opened the Office of the Committee of the Holy [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej meets Nick Vujicic and Dimitris Moshopoulos

September 28, 2012 News

25/9/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received on September 20, 2012 in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade Mr. Nick Vujicic, the world famous orator. Source: His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch receives on September 20, 2012 in Serbian Patriarchate, Belgrade Mr. Dimitris Moshopoulos, the special representative of the European Union for issues of religious and cultural [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej receives members of Royal family of Karadjordjevic

September 21, 2012 News

19/9/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received yesterday on September 18, 2012 in the Serbian Patriarchate His Royal Highness Crown Prince Aleksandar II Karadjordjevic and many members of the Royal family of Karadjordjevic. The reception was attended by Their Graces Bishop Vasilije of Srem and Jovan of Sumadija; chief secretary of the Holy Synod of [...]

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Receptions in the Serbian Patriarchate

September 7, 2012 News

5/9/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received yesterday, on September 5, 2012 in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade His Excellency Aleksander Vasiljevich Konuzin, ambassador of the Russian Federation in Serbia. His Holliness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received today, on September 5, 2012 in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade His Excellency Mirko Jelic, ambassador of the Republic [...]

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Feast of St. John the Baptist celebration in the Capital

July 11, 2012 News

9/7/2012 Serbian Orthodox Church His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch with the priesthood of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac served the Divine Liturgy in a newly built church devoted to the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner on Petlovo hill in Belgrade on Saturday, July 7, 2012. Source:

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Patriarch Irinej meets participants of the Days of Cyrillic Alphabet

July 9, 2012 News

4/7/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received on Saturday, June 30, 2012 the most successful participants of the competition of the Days of Cyrillic Alphabet, their parents, teachers and small hosts, members of the art ensamble “Aca Obradovic” from Bavaniste. Addressing the guests, Patriarch Irinej stressed that it is necessary to preserve religion, language and [...]

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Cultural treasure of the Serbs of Dubrovnik at the Archive of Serbia

July 9, 2012 News

2/7/2012 The Serbian church municipality in Dubrovnik, Archive of Serbia and the National Library of Serbia mutually prepared an exhibition The Culture of Serbs in Dubrovnik 1790-2010, from the Treasury of the Serbian Orthodox church of Holy Annunciation, which was opened at the Archive of Serbia. The exhibition represents a crown of the multi-year effort [...]

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His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch attends inauguration of the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic

June 17, 2012 News

12/6/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch attended yesterday, on June 11, 2012 on the occasion of the inauguration of the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic. The reception at the building of the Presidency of Serbia was also attended by His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa and His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, vicar of Serbian [...]

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Solemn reception regarding the departure of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch and members of the Holy Synod of Bishops from Zagreb

June 12, 2012 News

10/6/2012 After the evening service in the church of St. Sava in Zagreb where His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch was present along with the host Metropolitan Jovan and many Bishops of our Holy Church, the reception was held at the premises of the spiritual centre. Among invitees there were high representatives of the City of [...]

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His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch blesses newly-built Monastery of St. Sava in Golija

May 15, 2012 News

Serbian Orthodox Church 14/5/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch consecrated today newly built monastery of St. Sava in Golija with the concelebration of Their Graces Bishops retired Atanasije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina, Nikanor of Banat, Filaret of Mileseva, Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic, Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and Maxim of Western America on Sunday, May 13, 2012 and he served [...]

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