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2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
Pilgrimages to Greece
“In the Footsteps of Saint Paul”

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  • 2009 Pilgrimage to Greece: “In the Footsteps of Saint Paul”

    The following photos were taken on the third pilgrimage between October 26 and November 6, 2009. Click on any thumbnail photo below to view a larger image.

    The Baptistry
    of Lydia
    near Philippi

    The Agorra where
    St Paul was on trial
    in Philippi

    Adult baptistry
    near diocesan buildings
    at Philippi

    Bell tower at
    Annunciation Monastery
    Ormylia

    Katholikon (main church)
    at Annunciation Monastery
    Ormylia

    Our 2009
    Pilgrimage Group
    At Veroia (Berea)

    Agios Stefanos
    Monastery
    at Meteora

    Mosaic memorial
    at Saint Paul church
    in Corinth

    The Parthenon
    on the Acropolis
    in Athens

    2008 Pilgrimage to Greece: “In the Footsteps of Saint Paul”

    The following photos were taken on the fourth pilgrimage between October 27 and November 8, 2008, which this year included Constantinople. Click on any thumbnail photo below to view a larger image.

    The White Tower
    a landmark
    in Thessaloniki

    Members of the group
    having lunch
    in Kavalla (Neapolis)

    Father Nick explaining
    the Baptism of Lydia
    at Philippi

    The pilgrimage group
    at the Memorial to Saint Paul
    in Veroia (Berea)

    Panagia Soumela Monastery:
    Icon painted
    by Saint Luke

    Meteora:
    location of mountain-top
    Monasteries

    Agia Sofia
    (the Church of Holy Wisdom)
    in Constantinople

    The Monastery
    of Chora
    in Constantinople

    The pilgrimage group
    at the Ecumenical Patriarchate
    in Constantinople

    2007 Pilgrimage to Greece: "In the Footsteps of Saint Paul"

    The following photos were taken on the third pilgrimage between October 29 and November 8, 2007. Click on any thumbnail photo below to view a larger image.

    The monument in Kavalla
    commemorating the landing
    of the Apostles

    Members of the group
    in the theater
    at Philippi

    The Agora where
    Saint Paul was put on
    Trial in Philippi

    Church of
    Saint Lydia
    Near Philippi

    Outdoor Baptistery
    of Saint Lydia
    Near Philippi

    The Lion of Amphipolis
    (Saint Paul and the Apostles
    passed through Amphipolis)

    Latomou Monastery
    (Osios David)
    in Thessaloniki

    Agia Sofia
    (Church of Holy Wisdom)
    in Thessaloniki

    Monastery Katholikon
    of Saint Theodora
    in Thessaloniki

    Father John reading
    from the Acts of the Apostles at Veroia

    Members of the group
    at the Monument
    in Veroia

    Monastery Katholikon
    of Panagia Soumela
    South of Veroia

    Garden at
    Agios Stefanos Monastery
    at Meteora

    View from
    Great Meteoron Monastery
    at Meteora

    Members of the group
    at the Bema in the Agora
    in Corinth

    2006 Pilgrimage to Greece: "In the Footsteps of Saint Paul"

    The following photos were taken on the second pilgrimage between October 30 and November 9, 2007. Click on any thumbnail photo below to view a larger image.

    The monument in Kavalla
    commemorating the landing
    of the Apostles

    Members of the group
    in the theater
    at Philippi

    Icon of the Saint with children
    in the church of Saint Dimitrios
    in Thessaloniki

    One of the
    mountaintop monasteries
    at Meteora

    In the courtyard
    at the Monastery
    of Osios Loukas

    The apse of the
    Monastery Katholikon
    of Osios Loukas

    View of Athens
    from the Areopagos
    where Saint Paul preached

    Bbefore the Parthenon
    atop the Acropolis
    in Athens

    View of the Agora where
    Saint Paul was placed on trial
    in Corinth

    2005 Pilgrimage to Greece: "In the Footsteps of Saint Paul"

    The following photos were taken on the first pilgrimage between November 1 and 10, 2005. Click on any thumbnail photo below to view a larger image.

    View overlooking Neapolis
    (modern-day Kavalla)
    where the Apostles landed

    At the entrance to the
    archeaological site
    in Philippi

    The cell where the Apostles
    Paul and Silas were held
    in Philippi

    View of the archeaological site
    from the cell of Saint Paul
    in Philippi

    The Zygaktes River where
    the first European convert,
    Saint Lydia, was baptized

    Inside the narthex
    of the church
    of Saint Lydia

    Exterior view of the church
    of Saint Dimitrios
    in Thessaloniki

    The reliquary containing relics
    of Saint Dimitrios
    in Thessaloniki

    Crypt below the main altar
    of Saint Dimitrios Basilica
    in Thessaloniki

    In front of the synagogue steps
    from which Saint Paul preached
    in Berea (modern-day Veroia)

    One of the many beautiful
    mountaintop monasteries
    at Meteora

    Entry to the
    eleventh-century monastery
    of Osios Loukas

    The Parthenon
    atop the Acropolis
    in Athens

    The Areopagos
    where Saint Paul preached
    Athens

    Standing at the site where
    Saint Paul was brought for trial
    in Corinth