At Vlatadoun monastery in Thessaloniki

At Vlatadoun monastery in Thessaloniki

Church of St. Paul in Thessaloniki

Inside the church of the Transfiguration at the Vlatadoun monastery

Facade of the church of St. Demetrios

Next to the Relics of St. D

emetrios

Relics of St. Demetrios

Sign indicating where St. Paul had preached

The monastery of St. Theonas where relics of St. Anastasia are housed

The old city walls of Thessaloniki

The spot where St. Paul preached

View of Thessaloniki

The Soroti monastery where Fr. Paissios is buried

The main church at the Soroti

The tomb of Fr. Paissios next to the bell tower at Soroti

Exterior of the Church of St. Gregory Palamas

Main dome at the church of St. Gregory

General view of St. Sophia Cathedral in Thessaloniki - where Saint Gregory Palamas (1359 AD) used to serve. For more visit:

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Courtyard at Ormylia monastery

The iconstasis at the church of the Annunciation at Ormylia monastery

South apse (Ormylia)

North apse of the church (Ormylia)

West view inside the church of the annunciation

With Fr. Serapion the priest at Ormylia

View of Simonopetras monastery from the boatHoly Mount Athos

Celebrating the Liturgy at Simonopetras

O Lord, O Lord....

The Great Entrance

At the Great Entrance

Blessing of the wheat for the feast of St. Mary Magdelen (Myrrhbearers) - Koliva

Thanksgiving prayers

Gregoriou monastery

Dionysiou monastery

St. Paul's Monastery in the shadow of Mount Athos

St. Paul's monastery

A view from the mountain

Xeropotamou monastery

Closer view of the Xeropotamou monastery

A view from Karies (the capital)

At the Protaton I

With the representatives of the monasteries at the Protaton

The church of the Protaton (under construction) where the miraculous icon of the Axion Estin is housed

Inside the church at Iviron monastery

The iconstasis of the main church at Iviron

The main church at Iviron

The view from Iviron monastery where it is said that the Virgin Mary and St John the Divine arrived first

View of Mount Athos

Fr. Tikhon with deacons Jacob and Moses at the skete of late Fr. Isaac Atallah

With monk Paissios. Frs. Afrem and Tikhon at Fr. Isaac's Skete.

View of the Stavronikita monastery from Iviron

Stavronikita monastery

Vatopaidi monastery

The view from my balcony at Vatopaidi

At the gate of the Vatopaidi

Celebrating the Liturgy at Vatopaidi

The Divine Liturgy at Vatopaidi monastery

The Small entrance

O Lord, O Lord, look down from heaven ...,

pilgrim praying

monks praying

monks chanting

The art of hand censors

At the throne

pilgrims receiving the antidoron...

the Holy Table ....

waiting for the festive meal.....

The church of St. Nectarios, Aegina

The iconostasis of the church

Relics of St. Nectarios at the church

The tomb of St. Nectarios at the monastery of St. Marina

General view of Aegina from the boat

View of Tripoli (Lebanon) from the convent of St. James the Persian, Koura Lebanon

In front of the monastery of St. James the Persian, Koura Lebanon

View of the cape near Chekka, Lebanon, upon which the monastery of our Lady of the Light (Nouriyeh) is located.

Our Lady of the Watch (Natour) monastery near Enfeh, Koura Lebanon

On the terrace of the monastery of our Lady of the Light

With His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV

With Metropolitan George Khodr