October 1, 2026
With profound sorrow, it is
announced that today, Thursday, 18 September / 1 October 2026, following a
prolonged illness, the Holy Sepulchre Archimandrite Ioustinos Mamallos fell
asleep in the Lord. He was the renovator of the Holy Shrine of Jacob’s Well and
founder of the Church of Saint Foteini the Samaritan within it, in Neapolis
(Nablus) of Samaria. His life and many years of service were inextricably bound
to the complete restoration and enhancement of this Holy Monastery.
The blessed Father, filled with
deep faith and fervent love for Holy Jerusalem, the Mother of the Churches, and
the Holy Places, devoted his strength, labours and a great part of his life to
the restoration, beautification and preservation of the Holy Monastery, leaving
behind a precious legacy and work which will keep alive the memory of his
offering.
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem and
the Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood, with deep emotion, bid farewell to him who has
fallen asleep in the Lord, praying that the Lord may grant rest to his soul “in
the land of the living, in the tabernacles of the righteous,” where “there is
neither pain, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting.”
The necessary procedures are
already being examined so that the blessed Father’s body may return to the Holy
Land for his Funeral Service and burial.
The place and time of the Funeral
Service will be announced in a subsequent announcement.
May his memory be eternal!
From the Chief Secretariat [of
the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and All Palestine]
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