Metropolis of Servia and Kozani
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Metropolis of Servia and Kozani Ιερά Μητρόπολις Σερβίων και Κοζάνης | |
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Location | |
Archdeaconries | Kozani, Aeani, Drepano, Krokos, Servia, Velvendo |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 94 |
Churches | 512 |
Information | |
Cathedral | St. Nicholas Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Pavlos Papalexiou |
Website | |
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The Holy Metropolis of Servia and Kozani (
History
It was first mentioned in the fifth century as the Bishopric of Caesarea[1] under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Larissa.[2] An Ancient Greek marble tombstone was found having the inscription: "...προεδρίαν έλαχεν τη Εκκλησία Καισάρων πόλεως Μακεδόνιος έστιν ούτος ανήρ τα παντ’ εύφημος ος Επισκοπήσας έτη εν μήνα ένα του τήδε βίου εκδημήσας μηνί Ιανουαρίω ΚΓ′ Ινδικτιώνος ΙΑ′ προς Θεόν ενεδήμησεν...". Archaeologists infer that the tombstone was written in the 5th century and that the Bishopric of Caesarea was established in the 4th century, when persecution against Christians ceased.
The Bishopric of Caesarea was moved to Servia from the 9th century onwards. It is
In 1923, when
Monasteries
There are 5 monasteries in the Diocese:
- Holy Trinity at Lariou (male)
- St. Antony at Kastania of Servia (male)
- St. Nektarios at Palaiogratsano (male)
- Holy Theotokos at Zidani (female)
- Holy Trinity at Velvendos(female)
The local saints of the Diocese are Theodora of Arta and Varadatos.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Kaisareia being the transliterated Greek
- ^ Gerasimos Konidares, Ἐκκλησιαστικη ἱστορια της Ἑλλαδος. Ἀπο της ἱδρυσεως των ἐκκλησιων αὐτης ὑπο του Ἀποστολου Παυλου μεχρι σημερον, 49/50-1951. Ἐν Ἀθηναις, 1954; Vol. I, pp. 513-515
- ^ Leo VI the Wise, Διατύπωσις των θρόνων των Εκκλησιών (Transliterated: Diatyposis ton thronon ton Ekklesiou)
Bibliography
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.
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