INTERORTHODOX SCIENTIFIC AND THEOLOGICAL CONGRESS „SAINT JOHN’S READINGS” IN SOFIA, BULGARIA, JUNE 9th TO 11th, 2017

In front of the building of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Patriarchate with His Beatitude, the Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of Bulgaria Neophyte in the middle. From right to left can be distinguished: a) His Holiness Metropolitan of Plovdiv (Filippoupoleos) Nikolaos, b) the Reverend Protopresbyter Matei Vulcanescu, clergyman of Metropolis of Piraeus, Greece c) Abbot Archimandrite Michael Bregvadze, representative of the Patriarchate of Georgia, and d) the Reverend Protopresbyter Angelos Angelakopoulos, clergyman of Metropolis of Piraeus

Launch of the Congress in Rotunda of St. George by prayer. The following are distinguished: a) the Protosyngel of the Bulgarian Patriarchate father Angel (in golden-white vestments); b) Protopresbyter Ioan Kukov (in white vestments), the chaplain of St. George Rotunda Church of Sofia and President of the Organizing Committee of the Congress, c) Protopresbyter Pavel Garbov, clergyman of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria, d) Archimandrite Michael Bregvadze, representative of the Patriarchate of Georgia, e) Hegumen Philipp Vasiltsev, Clergyman and Representative of the Patriarchate of Moscow and chaplain of the Russian Church of Sofia, f) Protopresbyters Matei Vulcanescu and Angelos Angelakopoulos, Clergymen of the Metropolis of Piraeus

Start of the Congress at the „Rila Hall” of the Sofia Balkan Hotel with prayer

From left to right: a) Fr. Pavel Garbov, b) Fr. Ioan Kukov, c) Mr. Pavel Pavlov, Professor of the Theological School of Sofia, and d) Mr. Georgi Todorov, Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the Congress

Mr. Pavel Pavlov, Professor of the Theological School of Sofia

Reverend Protopresbyter, clergyman of Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Mr. Andrey Kostryukov, Professor of the Orthodox Academy of the Patriarchate of Moscow

Reverend Protopresbyter Angelos Angelakopoulos, clergyman of Metropolis of Piraeus

From left to right: a) Fr. Ioan Kukov, b) the interpreter-translator Mr. Vasilios, c) Fr. Angelos Angelakopoulos, and d) Mr. Georgi Todorov

Abbot Archimandrite Michael Bregvadze, Professor of the Theological Academy of Georgia and Representative of the Patriarchate of Georgia

Reverend Protopresbyter Matei Vulcanescu, clergyman of Metropolis of Piraeus

Mr. Georgi Todorov and Reverend Protopresbyter Matei Vulcanescu

Mr. Georgi Todorov, Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the Congress,                            Presentation of his book:  „Crete. The secular spirit against the Holy Catholicity”

View of the audience

View of the audience

Screenshots from the first screening of the documentary film: „The Way of the Warrior. About fr. Georgi from Jeglartsi, the Russian Cultural Center and Information Center

Session in Aula Hall of the Sofia Theological School. Mr. Chavdar Popov, Professor of Theological School of Sofia

Mrs. Kostadinka Paskaleva, emeritus professor at the University of Sofia

Mr. Alexander Omarchevski, Dean of the Sofia Theological School

Mr. Andrey Kostryukov

Fr. Michael Bregvadze

View of the audience

Diorthodox Divine Liturgy at St. George Rotunda of Sofia. From left to right are distinguished: a) Fr. Angelos Angelakopoulos, b) Fr. Michael Bregvadze, c) Fr. Matei Vulcanescu, and d) Fr. Ioan Kukov

Closing of the Congress