Istanbul: Pilgrimage to Antioch Postponed to September

Lraper Church Bulletin 08/08/2005
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PILGRIMAGE TO ANTIOCH POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER
 
The Chancellery of the Patriarchal See anounced this morning that the
pilgrimage to Vakifkoy on the slope of Musadag in Antioch (Antakya,
Hatay) has been postponed. The visit to Antioch and Vakifkoy will take
place on the weekend of 24 and 25 September, when the Second Meeting of
Civilisations In Hatay-Antioch will begin, at the invitation of the
Governor of Hatay, His Excellency Abdulkadir Sari.