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Pilgrimage of Discovery – Applications Open
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 @ 8:00 am - Friday, March 31, 2023 @ 11:30 pm
Pilgrimage of Discovery –
A Transformative 7-Day, Expenses-Paid Journey Through Constantinople
Applications for the Pilgrimage of Discovery are now OPEN! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime, all-expense paid, 7-day trip to connect with your Orthodox faith.
For more information and to access the application, visit here: chicago.goarch.org/pilgrimage-
This journey will include a private audience with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and visits to sites such as: Zoodochos Pigi Church at Baloukli, Agios Demetrios Church of Kuruçesme, Hagia Sophia, Bosphorus Strait, the Blue Mosque, Princes’ Islands, Pera, the Grand Bazaar, Halki Seminary, and St. George Church.
In addition to exploring religious sites, participants will have free time after dinner to explore the city, as well as experience private boat charters on the Bosphorus Strait, shopping at the Grand Bazaar, Turkish cuisine at five-star restaurants, and horse-drawn carriage rides around the Princes’ Islands!
Connect with your Orthodox faith this summer!
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The Pilgrimage of Discovery is funded by the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate