Birth of Saint John the Baptist in Serbian capital
Church of Serbia – July 2014
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch with the clergy of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the church dedicated to the yesterday’s feast day – the Birth of Saint John the Baptist and Forerunner at the Central cemetary in Belgrade.
Following the procession around the church and blessing the slava cake, His Holiness consecrated the candle lighting chapel and then awarded presbyter Ivan Strbacki, the first parish of this church, with the right to wear a red belt.
