Funeral Ceremonies

Funeral Ceremonies in Athens, Greece

Our goal for every ceremony we undertake is to be characterized by dignity, professionalism, respect, consistency, and within your financial means.

We undertake and organize a religious funeral ceremony respecting your religious morals and customs, as well as a civil funeral respecting your wishes.

The price for the organization of a funeral ceremony is determined according to the range of services provided and the products – materials, such as, for example, the type of coffin, the variety and size of the floral arrangements, the possibility of a choir, additional services that family may request, if a hearse will be used from the Parish to the Cemetery, etc.

Also, another factor that shapes the final cost is the Cemetery where the burial will take place in the case of a religious funeral, as the burial rights vary by Cemetery or the transfer of the body to the Ritsonas Cemetery in the case of a civil funeral. By contacting our office, you can have the total funeral price according to your wishes and the respectful way of organization you are interested in.

Organization of Religious Funerals

Respecting the value of religious services, we organize the ceremony, combining luxury with your financial capabilities. We relieve you of any notion, taking care of all the details with respect, trust, and dignity.

We determine the day and time of the funeral.
We transport the body by hearse from the place of death to the cold room of the cemetery or to the morgue (in case of an autopsy).
We take care of the preparation and grooming of the body.
We manage every bureaucratic procedure related to the issuance of burial permits and death certificates.
We undertake the flower decoration of the church with beautiful and quality flower arrangements.
We announce the event of the funeral in the newspapers you want.

We print and post where you need, the funeral announcements.
In cases of repatriation, we organize transport and procedures.
We have a large and excellent quality range of Greek and imported coffins.
We order and deliver funeral wreaths.
We have (if you wish) a choir that will accompany the exodus function of the ceremony.
We record the visitors and wreaths sent to the funeral, which we deliver to you at the end of the funeral.
We take care of printing the thank you cards that you will send later if you want.We close the canteen at the Cemeteries for the funeral.
We can also coordinate with restaurants or event halls if you want to provide a meal after the funeral.

Organization of Civil Funerals

At our office, Alexiou Teletes, concerning free will, we organize and perform civil funerals in specially designed spaces before burial or cremation. The characteristic of the civil funeral is the absence of liturgy – of any religion – before the burial or cremation.

The civil funeral ceremony can be held outdoors or in specially designed rooms if provided by our office through partners. In our country, the civil funeral is a completely legal procedure and funeral ceremony since 1976.

Civil funeral procedures are person-centered, with absolute respect and dignity, and are almost the same as religious funeral counterparts with the exception of all religious functions and customs.

Burial can take place in a Cemetery or Cremation at the Ritsonas Cemetery.