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His Eminence '''Metropolitan Ignatios of Arta''' was elected and consecrated as a [[Bishop]] on [[November 21]], 1988. He was born in 1945 in Kastania of Arta, has studied [[theology]] and was [[ordained]] as a [[deacon]] in 1971 and a [[priest]] in 1974. | His Eminence '''Metropolitan Ignatios of Arta''' was elected and consecrated as a [[Bishop]] on [[November 21]], 1988. He was born in 1945 in Kastania of Arta, has studied [[theology]] and was [[ordained]] as a [[deacon]] in 1971 and a [[priest]] in 1974. | ||
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| + | ==Churches== | ||
| + | #The Church of [[Panagia Parigoritissa]], ''Ancient Metropolis'' | ||
| + | #The Church of St. Theodora patron saint of Arta | ||
| + | #The Church of St. Basil, from XIIIth century | ||
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| + | ==Monasteries== | ||
| + | #The Holy Monastery of Lower Panagia, Byzantine monument | ||
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| + | ==Topical Saints== | ||
| + | #St. [[Theodora of Arta|Theodora, empress of Arta (Epiros)]] ([[March 11]]) | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
| − | *[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/ Current Hierarchs of the Church of Greece]] | + | *[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/ Current Hierarchs of the Church of Greece] |
| + | *[http://www.rodavgi.com/arta/arta.htm Churches and Byzantine Monuments of Arta] | ||
| + | *[http://www.doaks.org/HolyWomen/talbch10.pdf Holy Women of Byzantium] | ||
[[Category:Dioceses]] | [[Category:Dioceses]] | ||
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The Metropolis of Arta (Gr: Άρτα) is under the jurisdiction of the Church of Greece.
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Metropolitan
His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatios of Arta was elected and consecrated as a Bishop on November 21, 1988. He was born in 1945 in Kastania of Arta, has studied theology and was ordained as a deacon in 1971 and a priest in 1974.
Churches
- The Church of Panagia Parigoritissa, Ancient Metropolis
- The Church of St. Theodora patron saint of Arta
- The Church of St. Basil, from XIIIth century
Monasteries
- The Holy Monastery of Lower Panagia, Byzantine monument
