Thanks
XV International Ecumenical Conference
The community wish to thank all who made this fraternal meeting between Christians of all the Churches possible:
XV International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality
THE TRANSFIGURED CHRIST
IN THE ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL TRADITION
Bose, 16-19 September 2007
Bose, 21 September 2007
Patriarch Bartholomeos I of Constantinople, and Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleias
Patriarch Alexis II of Moscow (and Metropolitan Kirill, President of the Department of External Relations) with the members of the Russian delegation: Bishop Aristarch of Kemerovo, Dr. Aleksej Dolgov and Dr. Michail Pervushin of the Department of External Relations, Fr. Evfimij Moiseev of the Trinity of St Serge Lavra, Prof. Fr. Pavel Velikanov, Prof. Fr. Sergej Hovorun and Prof. Vladimir Kirillin of the Theological Academy of Moscow
The represented Churches:
- The Patriarchate of Constantinople (with also Metropolitan Emilianos di Silyvria)
- The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy attached to the Ecumenical Patriarchate (Archimandrite Athenagoras, sent by Metropolitan Gennadios)
- The Patriarchate of Antiochia (Metropolitan Georges of Mount Lybanus)
- The Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Metropolitan Timotheos of Vostra)
- The Patriarchate of Moscow and all Russia (with also Bishop Ilarion of Vienna)
- The Ukranian Orthodox Church (Bishop Antonij of Borispol’, sent by His Beatitude Volodimir, Metropolitan of Kiev)
- The Belarusian Orthodox Church (Bishop Seraphim of Bobrujsk, sent by the Esarch, Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk)
- The Patriarchate of Serbia (Fr. Gajo Gajic, sent by the Holy Synod, and Fr. Vasilije Grolimund)
- The Patriarchate of Romania (Metropolitan Seraphim of Germany and Fr. Constantin Preda)
- The Patriarchate of Bulgaria (delegation from the Theological Faculty of Sòfia)
- The Church of Greece (Archim. Iàkovos, igumen of the Petràki Monastery – Athens)
- The Apostolic Armenian Church (Fr. Lukas Zakaryan, sent by Catholikòs Garekìn)
- The Church of England (Can. Jonathan Goodall, sent by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury) and Can. Hugh Wybrew
- The Coptic Church
- The Old Catholic Church of the Utrech Union
And in particular:
- Card. Tarcisio Bertone, State Secretary, who sent the blessing of the Holy Father Benedict XVI
- Card. Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals
- Card. Achille Silvestrini, Emerit Prefect of the Congregation of the Oriental Churches
- Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nunzio in Moscow
- The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (the Presidente Cardinal Walter Kasper, who sent the Secretary Msgr. Brian Farrell and Fr. Milan Žust of the same Council)
- Msgr. Gabriele Mana, Bishop of Biella, Msgr. Massimo Giustetti, Emerit Bishop of Biella, Msgr. Piergiorgio Debernardi, bishop of Pinerolo, and Msgr. Luigi Bettazzi, Emerit Bishop of Ivrea
- Msgr. Arrigo Miglio, Bishop of Ivrea, Secretary of the Piedmont Bishops Conference
- The World Council of Churches (Dr. Teny Pirri-Simoniàn, sent by the General Secretary, Dr. Samuel Kobia)
- Syndesmos, The Association of Orthodox Youth, with his General Secretary Spyros Tsimouris
The Western and Eastern monks, coming from:
- Mount Sinai (Saint Catherine Monastery)
- Syria (Marmarìta)
- Trinity of St Serge Lavra
- Caves Lavra in Kiev
- Diocese of Murmansk
- Church of Greece (Prèveza, Kardìtza)
- Coptic Church (Monastery of Lachiarella, Milan)
- Serbian Church
- Romania (M. Maria Magdalena from Iasi)
- England (Fr. Melchisedec from the Monastery of Maldon)
- Belgium (Chevetogne, Clerlande, Wavreumont)
- France (Mont-des-Cats, La Pierre-qui-Vire, St. Antoine le Grand, Tamiè; Taizè)
- Italy (Dumenza; Pra ‘d Mill; Valserena; Montaner; Poffabro; Trieste)
- Switzerland (Grandchamp)
The Scientific Commettee which organized the Conference: Fr. Hervé Legrand, Fr. Michel van Parys, Prof. Antonio Rigo, Prof. Nina Kaucisvili, Prof. Roberto Salizzoni (together with the Prior and some of the brothers and sisters of Bose)
All the lecturers
The interpreters: Nicolette Malescu, Ania Worontzoff, Katerina Kasimova-Zouchra, Gennadij Kisselev, Umberto Cini and Gavriil Pentzikis
The technician Giampaolo Rampoldi
All the participants
Last, all who prepared and followed the Conference with their prayer, sympathy, cooperation, sending of many fraternal messages; friends, scholars, the Region Piedmont, the University of Turin, Mr. Settimo Ribotto, Mayor of Magnano, and all who helped us in many different ways…