The bells of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Alexandria again rang joyously on Sunday after 11 years – with the first bell-ringer, in fact, being the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II.
A Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the historic cathedral on Sunday, after its thorough renovation. The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1899, and was often frequented by Greek merchant seamen who docked in Alexandria.
St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors.