Patriarch Irinej of Serbia officiated on the occasion of the monastery church dedication day, the feast of the Translation of the relics of the Holy Archdeacon Stefan, the Holy Liturgy in the monastery dedicated to that First martyr in Slanci near Belgrade, on 15 August 2020.
During the Liturgy His Holiness the Patriarch ordained monk Irinej (Pruginic) as hieromonk, whereas monk Andrej (Jovanovic) was ordained as hierodeacon. After the Liturgy during which commemoration prayers were offered for the repose of the soul of the late abbot Archimandrite Andrej, the Patriarch blessed the feast wheat loaf with the host, guardian of this holy monastery at Slanci, hieromonk Stefan.
Source: Serbian Orthodox Church
