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A group of mayors and the President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) visited historic sites in Pontus, including Trebizond and Samsun. The pilgrimage aimed to connect with the region's history, faith, and collective memory.
Στην προσκυνηματική αποστολή συμμετείχαν ο Δήμαρχος Αμπελοκήπων–Μενεμένης και Πρόεδρος της Κεντρικής Ένωσης Δήμων Ελλάδος (ΚΕΔΕ) κ. Λάζαρος Κυρίζογλου, ο Δήμαρχος Πυλαίας–Χορτιάτη και Πρόεδρος της Περιφερειακής Ένωσης Δήμων Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας (ΠΕΔ/ΚΜ) κ. Ιγνάτιος Καϊτεζίδης, ο Δήμαρχος Κορδελιού–Ευόσμου κ. Ελευθέριος Αλεξανδρίδης, ο Δήμαρχος Ωραιοκάστρου κ. Παντελής Τσακίρης, ο Δήμαρχος Θέρμης κ. Θεόδωρος Παπαδόπουλος, η Δήμαρχος Λαγκαδά κ. Νίκη Ανδρεάδου, η Δήμαρχος Δέλτα κ. Γερακίνα Μπισμπινά καθώς και ο Δήμαρχος Γόρτυνας Κρήτης κ. Μιχάλης Κοκολάκης.
Ιδιαίτερα συγκινητική ήταν η επίσκεψη στην ιστορική Τραπεζούντα, πρωτεύουσα της Αυτοκρατορίας των Μεγάλων Κομνηνών και ένα από τα σημαντικότερα κέντρα του Ελληνισμού της Ανατολής. Η αποστολή επισκέφθηκε τον ναό της Αγίας Σοφίας, κορυφαίο μνημείο της βυζαντινής και τραπεζούντιας αρχιτεκτονικής, την Παναγία Χρυσοκέφαλο, που υπήρξε ο Mητροπολιτικός ναός της Τραπεζούντας και συνδέθηκε άμεσα με τους Μεγάλους Κομνηνούς, καθώς και τους ιστορικούς ναούς της Αγίας Άννας και του Αγίου Ευγενίου, πολιούχου της Τραπεζούντας. Στην Κερασούντα, πραγματοποιήθηκε επίσκεψη στον ιστορικό Ιερό Ναό του Αγίου Νικολάου ενώ στα Κοτύωρα, τη σημερινή Ορντού, η αποστολή επισκέφθηκε τον Ιερό Ναό του Αγίου Γεωργίου και την ιστορική Πολυκάρπειο Σχολή, ένα από τα χαρακτηριστικά δείγματα της εκπαιδευτικής και πνευματικής δραστηριότητας του Ποντιακού Ελληνισμού πριν από τον ξεριζωμό.
Ξεχωριστή θέση στο πρόγραμμα είχαν και τα σωζόμενα κτίρια που συνδέονται με τις εύπορες και δραστήριες ελληνικές οικογένειες της Τραπεζούντας, όπως η οικία Καπαγιαννίδη, η οικία Θεοφυλάκτου και το κτίριο της Τράπεζας Θεοφυλάκτου. Τα μνημεία αυτά αποτελούν έως σήμερα ζωντανές μαρτυρίες της σημαντικής οικονομικής, εμπορικής και κοινωνικής παρουσίας του Ελληνισμού του Πόντου.
Η Μονή, χτισμένη σε επιβλητική θέση στις απόκρημνες πλαγιές του όρους Μελά, στην περιοχή της Ματσούκας, αποτελεί ένα από τα σημαντικότερα σύμβολα της ορθόδοξης πίστης και του Ποντιακού Ελληνισμού, με ιστορία που εκτείνεται σε περισσότερους από δεκαέξι αιώνες.
Της Θείας Λειτουργίας προεξήρχε ο Σεβασμιώτατος Μητροπολίτης Νεαπόλεως και Σταυρουπόλεως κ. Βαρνάβας, ο οποίος εκπροσώπησε τον Παναγιώτατο Οικουμενικό Πατριάρχη κ.κ. Βαρθολομαίο. Η παρουσία της αποστολής στο ιστορικό μοναστήρι, σε μια ιδιαίτερα φορτισμένη συναισθηματικά και συμβολικά ημέρα, αποτέλεσε κορυφαία στιγμή του πενθήμερου προσκυνήματος.
Κατά τη συνάντηση, η οποία διεξήχθη σε ιδιαίτερα θερμό κλίμα, οι δύο πλευρές είχαν την ευκαιρία να ανταλλάξουν απόψεις και δώρα, υπογραμμίζοντας τη σημασία της διατήρησης της ιστορικής και πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς της περιοχής.
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