His Grace Archbishop Hosam Naoum Participates in King Charles III Coronation Ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London
Jerusalem – The Media Office – The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, May 7th 2023
His Grace Archbishop Hosam Naoum, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, and the Head of the Church for the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, participated in HM King Charles III Coronation Ceremony as King of the United Kingdom, at Westminster Abbey on Saturday May 6th, 2023. His Grace Archbishop Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, presided over the Eucharist and the Coronation Ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Senior Bishops of the Anglican Church in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, members of the Royal Family, representatives of churches and other religions in England, and a multitude of heads of states and prominent figures.
His Grace Archbishop Naoum processed into the service holding the Holy Bible, and before the Coronation he presented the Holy Oil to Archbishop Welby to anoint the King during the prayers of consecration and blessings. The anointing with the Holy Oil is the most sacred part of the Coronation Ceremony.
The Oil was previously consecrated by Patriarch Theophilos III, the Patriarch of the Holy City, and Archbishop Hosam Naoum in the Holy Sepulchre, and was prepared from olive oil from the fields of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, from the Monastery of Ascension and the Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene, which has a special connection with the Royal Family, where King Charles III’s paternal grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece, is buried. The Oil was perfumed with rose, jasmine, cinnamon, sesame, orange blossom, cloves, and amber. This recipe is based on the one used to bless the late Queen Elizabeth II, as well as Kings and Queens of Britain for hundreds of years…
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