Metropolitan of Gjirokaster celebrates Feast of Sts. Cyricus and Julitta at Historic Monastery in Dhuvjan | Orthodox Times (en)

Metropolitan of Gjirokaster celebrates Feast of Sts. Cyricus and Julitta at Historic Monastery in Dhuvjan | Orthodox Times (en)

Metropolitan Nathaniel of Gjirokaster celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the historic Monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos in the village of Dhuvjan, in the Dropull region, on the feast of the Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta. The monastery holds special historical significance, as the relics of the martyrs Cyricus and Julitta were kept there during the years of Albania’s atheist regime. Numerous faithful from the surrounding area gathered t…