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Macedonian Press Agency - November 12, 1996

ARCHBISHOP OF AMERICA SPYRIDON IN ASTORIA

New York, November 12 (M.P.A.)

The Archbishop of America Spyridon officiated the holy liturgy at Astoria's St. Demitrius Cathedral on Sunday, where he emphasized the relation between Orthodoxy and Hellenism.

"For us, the orthodox of America, the Greek letters are not an end in themselves, they are closely related to Orthodoxy because Orthodoxy can not be imagined separately from Hellenism," the Archbishop stated.

Moreover, his Eminence stated that whether Orthodoxy is Greek, Russian, Bulgarian or Romanian it always contains strong the Greek element, "and under this prism I see the significance of Greek letters."

[ Macedonian Press Agency - www.mpa.gr - November 12, 1996 ]