Located in the Athens suburb of Nea Ionia, the Ionian Center includes a church, a conference center, a guesthouse, a dining area, and a day nursery.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) supported the creation of the day nursery, whose building will bear its name, and which is expected to open in September 2025 under the supervision of the Holy Metropolis of New Ionia and Philadelphia.
Last Saturday, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the construction site of the Center and was given a tour by the Metropolitan Gabriel of Nea Ionia, Philadelphia, Heraklion, and Chalcedon. They were joined by George Agouridis, a member of the SNF Board of Directors and its Senior Legal Advisor, along with representatives from SNF’s Programs, Technical, and Communications Departments.