Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem Consecrated the Coronation Oil of H.M. King Charles III

Credit : Jerusalem Patriarchate/ Buckingham Palace

OCP News Service –Jerusalem Patriarchate – 06/03/2023

Holy Land- Jerusalem: Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem consecrated the coronation oil of H.M. King Charles III on 3rd March 2023 at the Church of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Later was blessed by the Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem, Rev Hosam Naoum. The coronation cremony will took place on 6th May 2023.

Credit : Jerusalem Patriarchate/ Buckingham Palace

As per the press release issued by Buckingham Palace the oil has been created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives, at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension. The Monastery of Mary Magdalene is the burial place of His Majesty’s grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece.

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OCP News Service