Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew confirmed on Wednesday that a divine liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition of Virgin Mary – the equivalent of the Feast of the Assumption – will be held at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Soumela where the heart of Pontus Greek beats. The Greek Orthodox Monastery in northern Turkey reopens for … The post Turkey reopens historical Soumela Monastery for divine liturgy appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.