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Serbian President Aleksandar Vui will attend the funeral of Metropolitan Amfilohije on Sunday.
Source: B92
PHOTO TANJUG / METROPOLITAN MONTENEGRIN PRIMORSKA
The funeral will take place at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica.
This will be the first time for Vui to go to Montenegro as he is in a high position.
He confirmed it by posting on Instagram.
“I will travel to Podgorica in a few hours. I attended the funeral of Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Litoral and spoke with the representatives of the Serbian people in Montenegro,” Vui wrote.
Besides Vui, the arrival was also announced by the Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik.
Earlier, Bishop Joanikije said that he did not call the funeral, because he was such a man, but that he was obliged to declare his position and look favorably on the possible arrival of Vui in Podgorica, noting that the people loved him.
Given that Serbian President Aleksandar Vui has not visited Montenegro since he took office, I believe that his arrival at the funeral of Metropolitan Amfilohije would be a good start for new, closer and better relations between Serbia and Montenegro. It is clear that the funeral of Metropolitan Amfilohije will be a great spiritual and national event, and the church will be honored and honored by all who come. to say goodbye and send him to a better world of this new man who pleases God, “said Bishop Joanikije.
Let us remind you that the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Litoral, Amfilohije, passed away on Friday morning.
Today a liturgy was celebrated in the Monastery of Cetinje, on the feast of Saint Peter of Cetinje, and thousands of believers gathered.
After the liturgy, the funeral of the body of Amfilohije from the Cetinje Monastery for Podgorica began, and at 2 pm it will be transferred to the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica.
On November 1, Patriarch Irinej will serve at the liturgy with various archbishops from various churches. Following the liturgy, a service will be held and a funeral will be held.
Metropolitan Amfilohije, according to his own wish, will be buried in the crypt of Podgorica Cathedral in a tomb that was prepared for his life, the announcement says.
Due to the death of Amfilohije, the flags of the villages of the Bay of Kotor were lowered at half mast.
Embassy: Important arrival of the highest delegation of Serbia
The Serbian Embassy in Podgorica announced today that the presence of the highest Serbian delegation at the funeral of Metropolitan Amfilohije in Podgorica on Sunday is extremely important given the role and importance that the Metropolitan had for the people, the Church and the state. Serbian.
This was announced by the Serbian ambassador to Montenegro, Vladimir Boovi, on his Facebook profile.
Amfilohije’s last farewell on the road to Podgorica
On the main road Cetinje – Pogorica, believers and citizens went out to send a vehicle with the coffin of the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Litoral, Amfilohije.
Images of that latest wash are circulating on social media.
Previously, a liturgy was celebrated in the monastery of Cetinje, and then the last farewell of the clergy and the faithful who waited in columns to enter the port of the monastery.
Metropolitan Amfilohije will be buried tomorrow in the crypt of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica, and until then, the cove, which is covered with a transparent cover, will be on display in the church and the faithful will be able to pay their last respects to him.
A large number of believers and citizens in front of the temple in Podgorica.
The coffin with the remains of the Archbishop of Cetinje and the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the coastline, Amfilohije, was delivered to Podgorica today and displayed in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, in front of which a large number of believers and citizens gathered to pay your last respects.
There is a live broadcast from the Church of the Resurrection of Christ on social networks and some portals, and citizens are invited to pay their last respects to the Metropolitan in peace and order.
The assembled citizens try to reach out and touch the remains, and among them are many women with small children.
The coffin with the remains of the metropolitan will be in the temple until the funeral tomorrow morning.
According to his own wish, the Metropolitan will be buried in the crypt of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, the liturgy will be served by Patriarch Irinej with the Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and other local churches.
Koveg was brought to Podgorica from Cetinje, where a vigil was held last night, followed by a morning liturgy and a parade of citizens.
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