29.05.2026
VATOPEDI MONASTERY VIDEO LIBRARY
The departure of the Holy Belt from Mount Athos, 2026. The Mother of God relic from the Vatopedi Shrine in Serbia
The Holy Belt left the Athonite State on a Coast Guard vessel. It will then be transported by air to Belgrade on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, on the eve of the feast of the Ascension and the city's feast, by the Abbot of the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi Elder Ephraim, accompanied by fathers of the Vatopedi Brotherhood. The official reception of the Mother of God relic will take place at 17:00 local time (18:00 Greek time) in the courtyard of the Holy Church of the Ascension in Belgrade, where His Beatitude Patriarch of Serbia Porphyrios will then officiate at the festive Vespers. The official reception of the Holy Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos in Belgrade and the Holy Services will be broadcast live on the Pemptousia TV online television.