A Tribute to Protopresbyter Emmanuel Colombos

Details: Created on Monday, 21 January 2013 14:40

This motion picture was produced by Tίνες Ρωμίοι (the Producers of GOCTV), as an honorary tribute to Father Emmanuel Colombos, who has served at the Cathedral of Saint Markella for nearly a half of a century. It was shown at the 2013 Annual St. Basil the Great Luncheon, where every year someone who has been a great benefactor of the Cathedral is given honor and tribute.

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