The great pilgrimage to Vasilefoussa begantranslated

The historical Metropolises of Chalcedon and Prigiponnisos were visited on Wednesday, September 9 (i.e. the 1st day of the Pilgrimage) by the members of the Synodical Office of Pilgrimage Tours - led by the Vice-President of the Office Rev. Metropolitan of Kitros Mr. Georgios and flanked by Rev. Metropolitan of Zakynthos Mr. Dionysios, Rev. Metropolitan of Artis Mr. Kalliniko and Rev. Metropolitan of Karpenisi, Mr. George - in the context of the Pilgrimage organized by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece - through the said Synodal Office-.

The President of the E.O.T. was also in the escort. Mrs. Angeliki Varela, Professors of the School of Theology of the Greek Orthodox Church. Mr. Kon/nos Kornarakis and of A.P.Th. Mr. Panagiotis Yfantis and Vasilios Tzerpos, the Professor of Microbiology at the School of Medicine of the E.K.P.A. Mr. Theodoros Pittaras and the special advisor of the Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Polykarpos Efstathiou, members of the committee of the Synodal Office of Pilgrimage Tours.

Also representatives from dozens of Metropolises of the Church of Greece as well as the members of the Cultural Association - music workshop "Methexis" based in Ilioupoli.

They were initially greeted by…