On December 11, 2018, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II and His Beatitude Mor Ignatius Joseph III Younan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, visited the Holy Cross Monastery near Vienna – Austria.
They were received by the Rev. Abbot of the Monastery Fr. Maximilian Haim, and the monks of the monastery. He expressed his joy to receive His Holiness and His Beatitude and have their blessing.During the meeting, His Holiness and His Beatitude noted the good relations between the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Syriac Catholic Church. They also spoke about the situation in the Middle East, reassuring the importance of protecting the presence of Christianity in the region.
Then, His Holiness and His Beatitude presided over evening (Ramsho) prayer in the Church of the monastery. At the end, they gave their blessing to all the monks of the monastery.
His Holiness was accompanied by His Eminence Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Vicar in the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus.
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