Holy Temple of the Holy Neo-Martyrs of Ptolemaida holds pilgrimage to Cephalonia and Ithaca

The Holy Temple of the Holy Neo-Martyrs of Ptolemaida organized a four-day pilgrimage to the Greek islands of Cephalonia and Ithaca. Conducted with the blessing of Metropolitan Eirineos of Florina, the trip included parishioners and was accompanied by Archimandrite Augustinos Auxonidis.

During the excursion, participants visited several religious sites, including the Holy Temple of Saint Spyridon in Cephalonia to venerate the relics of Saint Panagi of Basia. In Ithaca, the group visited the Holy Monastery of Panagia ton Katharon and the Holy Temple of the Transfiguration of the Savior to venerate the relics of Saint Joachim of Ithaca.

The itinerary also included visits to Panagia tis Fidousa and the Holy Monastery of Saint Gerasimos on Mount Omala, where pilgrims venerated the relics of Saint Gerasimos, the patron saint of Cephalonia. The trip concluded with a visit to the Melissani Lake Cave.