On November 14 this year, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the autocephaly of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda received representatives of the Orthodox Church in Poland, headed by His Eminence Metropolitan. Sava at the Presidential Palace.
The meeting was attended by the episcopate of the Orthodox Church in Poland, clergy from all dioceses, monks and nuns, and Orthodox activists. His Excellency Andrzej Duda was accompanied by his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda and the Minister of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland, Wojciech Kolarski.
In his speech, the President emphasized the solemnity of the anniversary, recalling the common history and coexistence of all citizens in our homeland. The receipt of the Tomos by the Orthodox Church a hundred years ago was associated with the restoration of Poland's independence. The head of state noted that attempts at autocephaly are not something new, as they began back in the late 18th century. Unfortunately, they had to be postponed until the restoration of Poland's independence in 1918. Then the attempts were repeated and ended with the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church receiving autocephaly from the Patriarchate of Constantinople on November 13, 1924.
Andrzej Duda paid great attention to the contribution of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church to the good of the Church. Republic of Poland and its history, in an educational sense, and in defense of the country where the graves of Orthodox Christians mark so many places in Poland. and around the world. The President thanked them for building relations and building the Republic of Poland together and asked for further cooperation in this work.
On the occasion of the anniversary, President Andrzej Duda presented His Eminence Metropolitan Savva with the Gospel and the national flags of the Republic of Poland, with a commemorative message to all diocesan bishops.
In his commemorative speech, Metropolitan Savva noted that the Orthodox Church in Poland is experiencing a historic moment when, after a year-long journey, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of autocephaly in the following dioceses of the SACP arrived in the capital as a result of the past year. The Hierarch thanked for the presence of the representative of the President of the Republic of Poland during yesterday's celebrations both in the Cathedral and in the Royal Castle. His Eminence emphasized the interpenetration of the destinies of Poland and the Orthodox Church, which constitute a common, indissoluble unity and existence. The anniversary we celebrate proves the richness of Orthodoxy in Polish lands and all that the Orthodox Church has contributed to the culture and traditions of the Republic of Poland.
His Eminence thanked the head of the States for their honorable patronage of the celebrations. We thank you for visiting places of importance to Orthodoxy in Poland. "One hundred years ago, Metropolitan Dionysius received from the then President Stanislaw Wojciechowski a panagia with the image of an eagle with a crown on the reverse. One hundred years after this event, representatives of the Orthodox Church in Poland again receive the President of the Republic of Poland, receiving symbolic gifts that unite all citizens of our homeland into one whole'" the hierarch said. In conclusion, Metropolitan Savva thanked President Andrzej Duda for his fruitful cooperation with the Orthodox Church in Poland and for his service to the homeland and its citizens. They wished them good health and God's help in their future presidential activities.
As a memento of the ceremony, the President of the Republic of Poland received an icon of the Mother of God prepared for St. Mount Athos and the Head of State was awarded the Order of St. Mary Magdalene of the first degree with decorations.
The meeting was attended by the episcopate of the Orthodox Church in Poland, clergy from all dioceses, monks and nuns, and Orthodox activists. His Excellency Andrzej Duda was accompanied by his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda and the Minister of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland, Wojciech Kolarski.
In his speech, the President emphasized the solemnity of the anniversary, recalling the common history and coexistence of all citizens in our homeland. The receipt of the Tomos by the Orthodox Church a hundred years ago was associated with the restoration of Poland's independence. The head of state noted that attempts at autocephaly are not something new, as they began back in the late 18th century. Unfortunately, they had to be postponed until the restoration of Poland's independence in 1918. Then the attempts were repeated and ended with the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church receiving autocephaly from the Patriarchate of Constantinople on November 13, 1924.
Andrzej Duda paid great attention to the contribution of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church to the good of the Church. Republic of Poland and its history, in an educational sense, and in defense of the country where the graves of Orthodox Christians mark so many places in Poland. and around the world. The President thanked them for building relations and building the Republic of Poland together and asked for further cooperation in this work.
On the occasion of the anniversary, President Andrzej Duda presented His Eminence Metropolitan Savva with the Gospel and the national flags of the Republic of Poland, with a commemorative message to all diocesan bishops.
In his commemorative speech, Metropolitan Savva noted that the Orthodox Church in Poland is experiencing a historic moment when, after a year-long journey, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of autocephaly in the following dioceses of the SACP arrived in the capital as a result of the past year. The Hierarch thanked for the presence of the representative of the President of the Republic of Poland during yesterday's celebrations both in the Cathedral and in the Royal Castle. His Eminence emphasized the interpenetration of the destinies of Poland and the Orthodox Church, which constitute a common, indissoluble unity and existence. The anniversary we celebrate proves the richness of Orthodoxy in Polish lands and all that the Orthodox Church has contributed to the culture and traditions of the Republic of Poland.
His Eminence thanked the head of the States for their honorable patronage of the celebrations. We thank you for visiting places of importance to Orthodoxy in Poland. "One hundred years ago, Metropolitan Dionysius received from the then President Stanislaw Wojciechowski a panagia with the image of an eagle with a crown on the reverse. One hundred years after this event, representatives of the Orthodox Church in Poland again receive the President of the Republic of Poland, receiving symbolic gifts that unite all citizens of our homeland into one whole'" the hierarch said. In conclusion, Metropolitan Savva thanked President Andrzej Duda for his fruitful cooperation with the Orthodox Church in Poland and for his service to the homeland and its citizens. They wished them good health and God's help in their future presidential activities.
As a memento of the ceremony, the President of the Republic of Poland received an icon of the Mother of God prepared for St. Mount Athos and the Head of State was awarded the Order of St. Mary Magdalene of the first degree with decorations.
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