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Pilgrimage Tour of Mount Athos from the Holy Metropolis of Kitrostranslated

August 5, 2026 · 1 min read

A pilgrimage to Mount Athos was organized by the Holy Metropolis of Kitros, Katerinis and Platamonos on Tuesday, August 4, which included a sea tour of the inner side of the Athonian Peninsula. The pilgrims were accompanied by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kitros, Katerinis and Platamonos Mr. George and clergy of the Holy Metropolis, giving the faithful the opportunity to get to know a place for which Orthodoxy shines and the Most Holy Theotokos is honored.

In front of the sea area of ​​the Holy Monastery of Xenophon, fathers of the Holy Monastery carried on the ship i. Relics for the blessing of the faithful.

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kitros, Katerinis and Platamonos, Mr. George, after performing the consecration, wished all the excursionists to keep the grace of the saints in their lives and souls. Finally, he especially thanked the Professor of the Holy Monastery of Xenophon, His Holiness Archimandrite Father Alexios for the transfer of the holy relics and wished that the Lord would grant health and strength to the entire Monastic Brotherhood.

250 pilgrims participated in the circumambulation of Mount Athos, mainly women, Greeks and foreign vacationers from the seaside resorts of Pieria. All of them expressed…

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