Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic

04/11/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yiannis Loverdos, to participate in the Ceremony of the Illumination of the Holy Light at the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem[...]

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yiannis Loverdos, is traveling to Jerusalem today, to attend the Ceremony of the Holy Light at the Church of the Resurrection.

The Deputy Minister will receive the Holy Light from His Beatitude, Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III. A meeting between the Deputy Minister and His Beatitude is also scheduled.

The arrival of the Holy Light at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" is expected at approximately 18:30 today, and then it will be distributed throughout Greece.

April 11, 2026

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