On 23 September 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II consecrated St. Mary Church at the Holy Cross Monastery in Sweden.During the consecration, His Holiness was assisted by their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Dioscoros Benjamin Atas, Patriarchal Vicar in Sweden, Mor Dionysius Issa Gurbuz, Patriarchal Vicar in Switzerland and Austria, Mor Philoxenus Mattias Nayis, Patriarchal Vicar in Germany, Mor Polycarpus Augin Aydin, Patriarchal Vicar in Holland, Mor Titus Boulos Touza, Apostolic Nuncio for the Syriac Missions in Brazil, and Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director.The prayers of the Qudosho were followed by the ointment with Chrism on the altar and the walls of the church, according to the rites of our Syriac Orthodox Church. His Holiness then spoke in brief about the Holy Cross monastery which is the First Syriac Orthodox Monastery in Sweden.

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