They are preparing the grave site of Patriarch Neophyte in the courtyard of the “St. Nedelya” church in Sofia, a “24 Chasa” reporter saw.
His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte died on March 13, 2024 at 10:22 p.m. at the Military Medical Academy. The Holy Synod announced that the cause of his death was multiple organ failure.
The pilgrimage to the mortal remains of Patriarch Neophyte will begin tomorrow, March 15, at 9 a.m. in the Patriarchal Cathedral “St. Alexander Nevsky”. The pilgrimage to Patriarch Neophyte will begin on March 15. Photo: Georgi Kyurpanov-Genk
His funeral will be on Saturday, March 16. At 9:30 a.m., a funeral liturgy will be celebrated in the “St. Alexander Nevsky” church, after which the dirge will be performed, and then with a lithic procession, his body will be taken to the “St. Nedelya” church, where he will be laid to rest, the Metropolitan announced Cyprian after the extraordinary meeting of the Holy Synod. Patriarch Neofit’s funeral will be on March 16. Photo: Georgi Kyurpanov-Genk
To be buried in the courtyard of the church “St. Nedelya” is the will of the Patriarch and the decision of St. Synod, emphasized Metropolitan Cyprian.
Friday and Saturday have been declared days of national mourning.
2024-03-14 17:32:00
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