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The Relics of St. Athanasius the Great, in the Church of S. Zaccaria, in Venice, Italy. (Above)
Pope Shenouda III restored portions of the relics of St. Athanasius to Egypt on 15 May 1973, after his historical visit to the Vatican and meeting with Pope Paul VI. The relics of St. Athanasius the Great of Alexandria are currently preserved under the new St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Deir El-Anba Rowais, Abbassiya, Cairo, Egypt. (Below)
Apolytikion in the Third Tone
You became a pillar of Orthodoxy, strengthening the Church with divine dogmas, O Hierarch Athanasios. For by preaching that the Son is one in essence with the Father you put Arius to shame. O venerable Father, to Christ our God pray earnestly, entreating that great mercy be on us bestowed.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Having planted the dogmas of Orthodoxy, thou didst cut out the thorns of false doctrine; and with the rain of the Spirit, thou didst increase the seed of the Faith, Wherefore, we praise thee, O righteous Athanasios.
John:
ReplyDeleteChrist is risen! This is amazing! It would be wonderful to go in pilgrimage to Italy. I know St Nikolas of Myra is in Bari and north of Bari on the coast, there is a small city whose cathedral holds the head of the Apostle Thomas. Do you know of any books that may be a good resource to one going in pilgrimage to Italy, I mean what would be the best way to identify the places where the relics of Orthodox saints are located?
It would be a great pilgrimage and there are many sights in Italy to see that are sacred to Orthodox. As for a book, I don't think there is one. There is a publishing idea. I guess it will just take a lot of research. Or you can contact these sources to see if they have any information:
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The incorrupt relics of st.Athanasios of Alexandria are indeed at San Zaccaria Church, Venice, placed on the right wall, above the relics of st.Zacharia, the father of st.John the Baptist. But the picture you displayed here does not belong to st.Athanasios. In this picture we see the relics of st.John the Merciful, patriarch of Alexandria, who can be found also in Venice, in San Giovanni in Bragora Church.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Correction made. However, it seems from the photo the relics of St. Athanasius are below St. Zacharias.
ReplyDeleteI thought the saint was buried in an unmarked grave?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry. My bad it was the body of Saint Anthony the Great that were buried in an unmarked grave. Good article.
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