Patriarch Irinej - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:58:24 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Patriarch Irinej - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Church patriarch dies from Covid-19 after open-casket funeral of disease victim https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/11/23/church-patriarch-dies/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 06:51:55 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=132568 The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died in a Belgrade hospital on Friday after contracting coronavirus, according to a statement from the church. Irinej, who was 90, led an open-casket funeral service for the church's top cleric in Montenegro, Metropolitan Amfilohije Radović, on November 1. Three days later, Irinej was admitted to Read more

Church patriarch dies from Covid-19 after open-casket funeral of disease victim... Read more]]> The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died in a Belgrade hospital on Friday after contracting coronavirus, according to a statement from the church.

Irinej, who was 90, led an open-casket funeral service for the church's top cleric in Montenegro, Metropolitan Amfilohije Radović, on November 1.

Three days later, Irinej was admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

Amfilohije's body had been displayed in an open casket during the service before being interred in the crypt of the church in Podgorica, Montenegro.

A large crowd had gathered in front of the crowded church, with only a few of the attendees inside the building wearing face coverings. Video of the service showed mourners kissing the deceased cleric's hands and forehead, as is custom.

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