The Ecumenical Patriarch performs the Blessing of the Waters in Triglia for the first time since 1922

For the first time in history, an Ecumenical Patriarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Triglia (Tirilye), in the Province of Bursa, and the ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters with the diving for the Cross in the Sea of Marmara. It was the first time for 97 years that a diving for the Cross took place in the Asia Minor city.