• A Greek Orthodox priest in Beirut carries the Holy Fire as he arrives at Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral from Jerusalem via Amman. Orthodox Christian believers use Holy Week to mark the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Eastern Orthodox world celebrates Easter according to the old Julian calendar. EPA
    A Greek Orthodox priest in Beirut carries the Holy Fire as he arrives at Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral from Jerusalem via Amman. Orthodox Christian believers use Holy Week to mark the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Eastern Orthodox world celebrates Easter according to the old Julian calendar. EPA
  • Greek Orthodox Christians light candles with the Holy Fire at Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in central Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Greek Orthodox Christians light candles with the Holy Fire at Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in central Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • People gather as a Greek Orthodox priest adjusts a chandelier during the Easter night Mass at the ancient monastery of Our Lady of Hamatoura, built in the rocky hollow of a high cliff in the town of Karm Sadde which overlooks the holy valley of Qadisha, north of Beirut. AFP
    People gather as a Greek Orthodox priest adjusts a chandelier during the Easter night Mass at the ancient monastery of Our Lady of Hamatoura, built in the rocky hollow of a high cliff in the town of Karm Sadde which overlooks the holy valley of Qadisha, north of Beirut. AFP
  • A Greek Orthodox priest swings a censer as he celebrates Easter night Mass at the ancient monastery of Our Lady of Hamatoura, north of Beirut. AFP
    A Greek Orthodox priest swings a censer as he celebrates Easter night Mass at the ancient monastery of Our Lady of Hamatoura, north of Beirut. AFP
  • A Greek Orthodox Christian priest carrying the Holy Fire makes his way through a crowd of believers as he arrives at Beirut's Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral from Jerusalem via Amman. EPA
    A Greek Orthodox Christian priest carrying the Holy Fire makes his way through a crowd of believers as he arrives at Beirut's Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral from Jerusalem via Amman. EPA
  • Coptic Orthodox Christians pray during Easter Mass at Holy Cross Church in Cairo. AP Photo
    Coptic Orthodox Christians pray during Easter Mass at Holy Cross Church in Cairo. AP Photo
  • Orthodox Christians in Egypt attend an Easter Mass at a church in Heliopolis, Cairo. The Mass is celebrated at the end of 40 days of fasting. The Christian community makes up about 10 per cent of the Egyptian population of 100 million people. EPA
    Orthodox Christians in Egypt attend an Easter Mass at a church in Heliopolis, Cairo. The Mass is celebrated at the end of 40 days of fasting. The Christian community makes up about 10 per cent of the Egyptian population of 100 million people. EPA
  • Coptic Christians pray during Easter Mass at Holy Cross Church in Cairo. AP Photo
    Coptic Christians pray during Easter Mass at Holy Cross Church in Cairo. AP Photo
  • An Orthodox Christian priest leads an Easter Mass at a church in Heliopolis, Cairo. EPA
    An Orthodox Christian priest leads an Easter Mass at a church in Heliopolis, Cairo. EPA
  • Coptic Orthodox priest Lucas Adel leads prayers during Easter Mass at Holy Cross Church in Cairo. AP
    Coptic Orthodox priest Lucas Adel leads prayers during Easter Mass at Holy Cross Church in Cairo. AP
  • Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf, leads an Easter service at the Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. AFP
    Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf, leads an Easter service at the Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. AFP
  • Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. AFP
    Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. AFP
  • Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf (second left), leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil. AFP
    Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf (second left), leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil. AFP
  • Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf (second left), leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. AFP
    Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf (second left), leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. AFP
  • Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, northern Iraq. AFP
    Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Mosul Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf leads an Easter service at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Um Al Noor in Erbil, northern Iraq. AFP
  • Christian worshippers raise a Palestinian flag as they take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. AFP
    Christian worshippers raise a Palestinian flag as they take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. AFP
  • Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. AFP
    Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. AFP
  • Christians take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. AFP
    Christians take part in the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. AFP
  • Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Bethlehem Bishop Theofilactos, centre, attends the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Bethlehem Bishop Theofilactos, centre, attends the Holy Fire ceremony in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Palestinians share the Holy Fire in the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
    Palestinians share the Holy Fire in the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
  • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads an Easter service with limited attendance as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, at the Patriarchal Church of St George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads an Easter service with limited attendance as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, at the Patriarchal Church of St George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, holds candles as he conducts an Easter service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George in Istanbul. AP
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, holds candles as he conducts an Easter service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George in Istanbul. AP
  • A boy holds a candle as he attends an Easter service with limited attendance as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    A boy holds a candle as he attends an Easter service with limited attendance as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Worshippers light candles before an Easter service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Worshippers light candles before an Easter service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads an Easter service with limited attendance as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads an Easter service with limited attendance as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

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Christian Orthodox Easter celebrations across the Mena region - in pictures

Worshippers attended church services in Beirut, Cairo, Erbil and Istanbul

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