On Saturday, October 19, 2019, the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle honored His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine with the Athenagoras Human Rights Award at the New York Hilton Midtown. This tribute video summarizes how Metropolitan Epiphaniy has been a strong advocate for religious freedom and a key defender of the ecclesiastical and canonical prerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The Athenagoras Human Rights Award is presented every year at the Annual Banquet of the Order of Saint Andrew to a person or organization, which has consistently exemplified by action, purpose and dedication, concern for the basic rights and religious freedom of all people.