The University of Piraeus and the Holy Diocese of Piraeus co-organized on Thursday, January 30, 2025, the annual commemorating celebration of Education in memory of the Three Hierarchs, in its Conference Amphitheater.

Professor Michael Sfakianakis the Rector of the University of Piraeus, addressed the event with a reference to the Three Holy Hierarchs, who due to their extensive education and pious Christian life, were declared Saints and Patrons of Education by the Church. He expressed his joy for the co-organization of the event and the presence of the Most Reverend Αrchbishop of Piraeus Seraphim, who delivered the celebratory speech of the day "Man according to the Three Hierarchs and "meta-human" according to technology".
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The Most Reverend Αrchbishop Seraphim of Piraeus, in his inspiring speech, characterized the Three Hierarchs as the example to follow for the light they emitted in a difficult social and theological era.
Man is the crown of creation and he rules over creation by the order of God because he has soul, body, mind and the grace of God. Modern technology, artificial intelligence with machine learning, neural networks, as all new things carry risks when used improperly.
Technology may contribute to the effective resolution of issues in medicine, environmental protection, improvement of everyone's life and general progress, but it cannot replace man, who can show selfless love and carries the mental energy of the Soul, which is a part of God within him.
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The event was graced by the presence of his Eminence the Bishop of Acheloos, a number of priests, vice-rectors, professors, students of the University of Piraeus, teachers of the schools of the Holy Diocese of Piraeus, representatives of the educational community of the Municipalities of Piraeus, Drapetsona, Agios Ioannis Rentis and a large number of people.
The ceremony was followed by a meal presented by the Holy Diocese of Piraeus for the underprivileged residents of the city, as a present day example of the spirit of the Three Hierarchs.