National Geographic features baptism at the Ecumenical Patriarchate

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03/27/10

The National Geographic Magazine in its special issue on ‘Water’ featured a baptism at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The caption of the photo states: “To be baptized is to be born into a new life in Christ, according to the Greek Orthodox Church. Seven-month-old Stellios Theodore Gikas is dipped three times during a ceremony at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey.”

Theodore is the son of Meltem and Paul Gikas. Paul is a graduate of Holy Cross Seminary and serves as an assistant to His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

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