{"id":514144,"date":"2025-01-31T12:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=514144"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:35:01","slug":"albania-bids-farewell-to-archbishop-anastasios-as-orthodox-leaders-gather-in-tirana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/albania-bids-farewell-to-archbishop-anastasios-as-orthodox-leaders-gather-in-tirana\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania bids farewell to Archbishop Anastasios as Orthodox leaders gather in Tirana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The entire Orthodox world bid farewell on Thursday to Archbishop Anastasios, the man who revived the Church of Albania after years of suffering and persecution under communism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew <a href=\"https:\/\/ec-patr.org\/%ce%bf-%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%85%ce%bc%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%82-%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%84%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%81%cf%87%ce%b7%cf%82-%cf%80%cf%81%ce%bf%ce%ad%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7-%cf%84%ce%b7-3\/\">led the funeral service<\/a> at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514080\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-514080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kideia-anastasios-albania-4-890x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kideia-anastasios-albania-4-890x509.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kideia-anastasios-albania-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Orthodox Church of Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joining the full synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church, the funeral was attended by Patriarchs Theodoros of Alexandria, Theophilos III of Jerusalem, and Daniil of Bulgaria, as well as Archbishops George of Cyprus, Ieronymos of Athens, and other representatives from local Orthodox Churches.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian Patriarchate was represented by His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te and patriarchal exarch. Several Albanian state officials, including President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama, were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514082\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-514082 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/momente-de-rugaciune-si-prohodire-in-catedrala-nationala-din-tirana-322465-890x501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/momente-de-rugaciune-si-prohodire-in-catedrala-nationala-din-tirana-322465-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/momente-de-rugaciune-si-prohodire-in-catedrala-nationala-din-tirana-322465-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/momente-de-rugaciune-si-prohodire-in-catedrala-nationala-din-tirana-322465.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Romfea \/ Telemachos Pappas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/patriarch-daniels-message-at-funeral-service-of-archbishop-anastasios\/\">message<\/a> sent for the occasion, Patriarch Daniel of Romania described the late Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durr\u00ebs, and All Albania as <em>\u201ca dynamic and diligent servant in the vineyard of our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted Anastasios&#8217; deep brotherly love for the Romanian people and the Romanian Orthodox Church, which he visited multiple times, continuously fostering cooperation and fraternal Orthodox solidarity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514078\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-514078 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/inmormantare-PF-Anastasie-890x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/inmormantare-PF-Anastasie-890x592.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/inmormantare-PF-Anastasie-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/inmormantare-PF-Anastasie-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/inmormantare-PF-Anastasie.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OrthPhoto \/ Aleksander Wasyluk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ceremony was broadcast on a large screen outside the National Cathedral, allowing thousands of people to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the service, his body was laid to rest in a special crypt within the cathedral, in accordance with his final wishes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rs02Sn76bxE?si=eJP5avgk0Lf-wE7T\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nPhoto: Orthodox Church of Albania<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire Orthodox world bid farewell on Thursday to Archbishop Anastasios, the man who revived the Church of Albania after years of suffering and persecution under communism. 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