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His Beatitude Diodoros, Patriarch of Jerusalem
Register No. 429
CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM TO ACT
Our Mediocrity, through this, our signed and sealed Patriarchal Letter, makes it known that the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios, genuine member of our Sacred Brotherhood, Abbot of Holy Cross Monastery and Headmaster of Our Patriarchal Seminary at Mt. Sion, arriving in Greece this summer, by our blessing and order, is not hindered for any reason from performing his Priestly duties, with the
canonical permission of the Ecclesiastical
Authorities in each place, to Whom we fervently
recommend him, that he may obtain assistance
and support in his sacred work of finding new
pupils, and Monks for the smooth functioning
of Our Sacred Seminary, which constitutes the
nursery for the manning of the sacred phalanx
of our Brotherhood of the All-Holy Sepulchre,
the vigilant Guardian of the Rights of Faith
and of our Nation at the All-Holy and Life-bearing
Tomb of our Lord and in the Holy Land.
Therefore, for the verification of these things
and for the recommendation of Our son, the
Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios, this,
our signed and sealed Patriarchal Letter, is
given to him. In the Holy City of Jerusalem,
13 June 1993.
Diodoros, Patriarch of Jerusalem
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Holy Cross Monastery, Jerusalem
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From the tonsure of Hieromonk Elias in the chapel of the one-time Theological Sckool of Holy Cross Monastery, Jerusalem, 20 July 1994.
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Karyes 23/11 - 6/12. 1994
Protocol no. F2/5/874
The Very Reverend
Archimandrite Dionysios
Abbot of Holy Cross Monastery
In Jerusalem
Very Reverend Holy Abbot,
We address You as brothers in the Lord and
embrace your dear Very Right Reverence.
Upon returning three days ago from our sacred
pilgrimage in the Holy Land, we desire,
through our Letter now in Your hand, which
bears the sacred Stamp of the Community, to
express our warmest thanks for the very
honorable reception and hospitality which we
received in Your renowned Sacred Monastery of
the Holy Cross.
Your Very Reverend and brotherly presence,
and that of the brothers of Your God chosen
Company, upon our arrival, during our travels
to the most Holy Shrines, during the pleasant
stay and hospitality, which was like Abraham's,
in your Sacred Monastery, as well as even
during the departure of our Holy Community,
gave us the possibility for our short but
unforgettable pilgrimage to be crowned with
complete success.
Especially, allow us to mention the warmest
disposition, the brother-loving toil, and the
discreet support of one amongst Your brothers,
the very dear Reverend Priestmonk Bartholomew,
who labored greatly for our comfortable stay
and the coordination of our schedule.
As a perpetual reminder of Your brotherly
love and discerning honor towards our Holy
Community, we cherish Your precious gift,
which, according to -Your request, already
adorns our conference room, making our
communion in the bond of love tangible.
With this, and again grateful for Your
brother-loving hospitality and company, and
wishing You abundant reward from the Lord and
fruitfulness in Your work, we close with
great love, the dear brothers in Christ of
Your Very Right Reverence.
All the Representatives and Council members
of the General Assembly of the twenty Sacred
Monasteries of the Holy Mountain of Athos.
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His Beatitude Petros of Alexandria and All Africa
Holy Diocese of Cameroun and all of Western Africa
BP942,Yaounde, Cameroun - Tel.,Fax 00237-201514
His Beatitude Petros, Patriarch of Alexandria and All-Africa.
Very Right Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios
Abbot of Holy Cross Monastery In Jerusalem
Yaounde, November 16, 1995
Very Reverend and dear holy Abbot,
Please accept my brotherly thanks for the
dinner of honor and love which you gave for
us recently, when we passed by your Historic
and Sacred Monastery of the Holy Cross in
Jerusalem.
I rejoice in your presence in the Holy Land,
together with your spiritual children, which
is a new spiritual path in these times, for
these lands, of the pure monastic ideal,
which is fitting for Jerusalem.
I wish always, for this journey of yours to
follow the steps of our Christ.
With much love of Christ and good wishes,
Metropolitan Petros of Cameroun and West Africa
(Present Patriarch of Alexandria and All-Africa)
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Protocol 1019
To the Very Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios,
Abbot of Holy Cross Monastery, in the Lord
dear child of our Mediocrity, grace and peace
from God.
From the historic seat of our Most Holy
Apostolic and Patriarchal Ecumenical Throne,
preserved by God, we proceed to this
Patriarchal Letter of good wishes, in order
to express our paternal thanks to your dear
Reverence for the heartfelt welcome which
you stored up for us and for the display of
devout love and respect for the person of our
Mediocrity and the institution of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate, during our official
visit, realized some time ago, to the Most
Holy Church of Jerusalem and her all-venerable
and God-trodden shrines in the Holy Land,
wherein the Pre,eternal and Incarnate Word of
the Father "dwelt among us", becoming like us
for our sake.
From the historic visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All-Holiness Bartkolomew, to Holy Cross Monastery, Jerusalem, 10 May 1995.
Paternally congratulating you upon your
faithfulness and zealous devotion to these
cherished treasures of Orthodox Christianity,
the service of which has always been assigned
from the beginning to pious clergymen and monks
of our devout Race, we wish to express to
your Reverence and those with you the
satisfaction of our Mediocrity and of our
companions concerning your sworn service.
With this, we urge you to continue your sacred
mission in unceasing and vigilant devotion,
as guardians of these same treasures of
Orthodoxy and of our Race, wholeheartedly
granting you our Patriarchal blessing and
invoking upon you the grace and the infinite
mercy of God.
31 July 1995
Bartholomaios, Patriarch of Constantinople,
fervent intercessor to God.
EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS MONASTERY
322 00 THEBES BOEOTIA, GREECE.
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