Bartholomew invites ancient patriarchs to Phanar gathering

Bartholomew invites ancient patriarchs to Phanar gathering

Fifteen years after the last meeting of the primates of the four ancient patriarchates, held at the Phanar in September 2011 with the participation of the archbishop of Cyprus, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has invited Patriarchs Theodore II of Alexandria, John X of Antioch and Theophilos III of Jerusalem to a fraternal gathering at the Phanar on November 30, the feast of St Andrew, the patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.