The “Fanarion” Orthodox Christian Dialogue Center in Budapest was inaugurated on Saturday with an opening address by Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
In his address, the Patriarch expressed his gratitude to the “noble people of Hungary” and praised the contribution of the Hungarian governments to the creation of this “unique work.” This involved not only generous financial support but also commitment and cooperation.
For the Church Fathers, isolation and indifference embody an alienated form of human existence, whereas the great theologians have always placed special emphasis on brotherhood and solidarity, said the head of the Church.
With this act, the name of the Hungarian people has been inscribed in golden letters in the historical annals of the Church of Constantinople,
he stated.
Bartholomew emphasized that the ever-changing “superpower” of technological civilization does not invalidate everything we “know about the conditions of human existence and the meaning of human freedom.” In this sense, Constantinople continues to this day to fight against the violation of human dignity, condemning discrimination and the erosion of social cohesion.
The Orthodox Church does not engage in politics in the narrow sense, yet it is not an inward-looking institution; rather, it sees it as its mission to contribute to the transformation of the world. No single force, however, is capable on its own of providing answers to the challenges of our time; therefore, joint efforts, the assumption of responsibility, and a culture of solidarity are required.
The “Fanarion” Dialogue Center will embody this spirit and ethos of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and open a window to the world, where theology engages in dialogue with culture and science and grapples with the great existential questions facing people today, rooted in the ecclesiastical and spiritual traditions that are inseparably linked to Hungary’s identity, he added.
Arsenios, Metropolitan of Austria and Exarch for Hungary and Central Europe, emphasized at the event that the roots of the “Fanarion” date back to the time when Bishop Hierotheos’s missionary work in the 10th century “reached the land of the Hungarians” and connected Hungary to the spiritual heritage of Constantinople through an “invisible thread.” The same bond also unites the Orthodox families living here who have chosen this country as their home.
There was a time when their churches and institutions were taken away from them; however, the new center should not be seen as a quid pro quo or compensation, but as a sign of trust,”
he added.
“Fanarion” means “little light” or “little oil lamp”, but it also evokes the Phanar in Constantinople. All of this is deeply rooted in the Hungarian Christian tradition, which encompasses both the East and the West; serving as a bridge between the two remains the country’s special calling even today.
The “Fanarion” Orthodox Christian Dialogue Center in Budapest. Photo: MTI/Zoltán Máthé
The Metropolitan thanked all those who believed that the Orthodox Church in Hungary has a future and expressed his hope that the new building would quickly fill with knowledge and life.
In 2014, the Orbán government signed an agreement with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Consequently, the state transferred the property in Budapest to the Patriarchate and supported the establishment of the center.
According to the Patriarchate’s website, the faithful in Hungary were placed under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Austria in 1963; due to political developments in the country, the establishment of a church organization could not take place until the time of the political transition. The Metropolitan Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, located in downtown Pest, where local Orthodox Christians celebrate divine services, was placed under the canonical jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate after World War II.
Via MTI; Featured photo: Photo: MTI/Máthé Zoltán
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