Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy (I.S.O.), which is an international parliamentary institution founded in 1994 at the initiative of the Greek Parliament, on the occasion of the presentation of an album (in its Greek language version) with the temples of the Holy Wisdom internationally, were present in Gjirokastra.
At the event held at the School of the Metropolis of Gjirokaster "Breath of Love", Metropolitan Nathanael of Gjirokaster delivered a speech, referring to the ecumenical mission of the Orthodox Church, which promotes love and peace.
The album is entitled: Hagia Sophia - The Temples of God Wisdom around the World and is the fruit of the collaboration between the Secretariat of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy and the Center of Excellence of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens "Utilization of Orthodox Heritage and Interreligious Dialogue".
It includes emblematic temples dedicated to the Wisdom of God that were erected until the beginning of the 20th century (the newest temple presented in the volume dates back to 1907).
The volume has been published in nine languages: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Greek, Italian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian and Albanian.
Νωρίτερα τα μέλη της Διακοινοβουλευτικής Συνέλευσης (μεταξύ των οποίων και ο βουλευτής στο αλβανικό κοινοβούλιο του Κόμματος Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων της Αλβανίας που εκπροσωπεί την Ελληνική Μειονότητα Βαγγέλης Ντούλες) συμμετείχαν στη θεία λειτουργία στον καθεδρικό ναό “Ανάσταση” Αργυροκάστρου, όπου ιερούργησε ο Μητροπολίτης Ναθαναήλ, ο οποίος μιλώντας τόνισε ότι “ότι κάθε πράξη ελέους, κάθε λόγος παρηγοριάς, κάθε θυσία που γίνεται με αγάπη για τον άλλον, είναι ζωντανή μαρτυρία της πίστης μας”.
The album (the Albanian-language edition) was also presented in Tirana, where Archbishop Anastasios of Albania attended and delivered a speech, from the Albanian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Parliament of Albania and the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy.
