Trabzon, Turkey, August 15th, 2011,  CROWED NUMBERS DOWN BUT BARTHOLOMEW STICKS AROUND The Turkish government opened it’s doors again for a Greek Orthodox, Christian religious service held at the Monastery of Panagia Soumela again for the second consecutive year. Turkish officials said that the services ran smoothly and the weather cooperated again. Greek dignitaries from throughout Greece showed and the Archbishop of North America attended the event as well. Numbers were reported down from last year. Approximately 5 to 7 bus loads traveled from Greece and limited participation from other parts of the Black Sea community made the pilgrimage. Bartholomew has decided to stay through tomorrow to have coffee with a Pontian family, The Turans, who’s home sits at the base of the  Peristerota Monastery, in the village of Kustul, some 20 kilometers into the mountains. Trabzon Turkey is famed for it’s three great monasteries, Panagia Soumela, Peristerota and Vazelon.

Trabzon, Turkey, August 15th, 2011, 

CROWED NUMBERS DOWN BUT BARTHOLOMEW STICKS AROUND

The Turkish government opened it’s doors again for a Greek Orthodox, Christian religious service held at the Monastery of Panagia Soumela again for the second consecutive year. Turkish officials said that the services ran smoothly and the weather cooperated again. Greek dignitaries from throughout Greece showed and the Archbishop of North America attended the event as well. Numbers were reported down from last year. Approximately 5 to 7 bus loads traveled from Greece and limited participation from other parts of the Black Sea community made the pilgrimage. Bartholomew has decided to stay through tomorrow to have coffee with a Pontian family, The Turans, who’s home sits at the base of the  Peristerota Monastery, in the village of Kustul, some 20 kilometers into the mountains. Trabzon Turkey is famed for it’s three great monasteries, Panagia Soumela, Peristerota and Vazelon.

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Eleftherios Kostans is an award winning freelance photographer based in the Metropolitan Philadelphia area. He is the staff photographer at Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia where he contributes to a variety of publications. Eleftherios worked as a contract photographer with the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 10 years and was a correspondent to Sipa-Press Photo Agency in New York. His work has appeared in a variety of national and international publications such as Newsweek, Time, People, Paris Match, and Wired magazines.

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