site.btaPatriarch Daniil Confers with Israeli Ambassador to Bulgaria

His Holiness Patriarch Daniil received Israeli Ambassador Yosef Levi Sfari on March 18, the Sofia Metropolitanate said on its website Thursday.

The meeting was held at Sofia Metropolitanate and was attended by Bishop Gerasim of Melnik, Secretary General of the Holy Synod.

His Holiness highlighted the important role that the Orthodox Church has always played in the history of Bulgaria, as well as the courage and spiritual wisdom shown by the Bulgarian hierarchs in saving thousands of Jews from the death camps during the World War II.

Ambassador Sfari thanked for the opportunity to meet His Holiness, expressing deep gratitude to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for the salvation of the Bulgarian Jews. Furthermore, he highlighted the strong spiritual ties between Bulgaria and Israel.

Patriarch Daniil and the Ambassador of Israel shared the conviction that in times of crises and challenges, history must be remembered in order to avoid the mistakes of the past, and to make every effort to overcome the conflicts in the world for peace and love to reign among people, said the Sofia Metropolitanate.