Photos Wales 2007

 

 

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Here is a selection of photographs taken during the        Wales 2007 pilgrimage

 

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Metropolitan Kallistos at St David's Church

St David's Cathedral

The Choir

The RC Monastery on Caldey Island

Fish stained glass window

Brother Gildas explaining the Caldey Stone

St Pyro's church on Caldey

Carew High Cross

Saint Govan's Church

Sea Arch

View beside St Govan's Church

Caves at Ramsey Island

A monk seal?!

Ffald-y-Brenin Logo

Icon of Saint Cuthbert with relic

The 'Bleeding Yew' at Nevern

Nevern High Cross

Reverse side of Nevern High Cross

Banner of St Brynnach in Nevern Church

Ancient cross now window sill

Ancient Ogham stone now window sill

Ogham for beginniners

weathered cross stone in church yard

mounting block for parishoners arriving by horse...

Metropolitan Kallistos serving the Akathist to the Holy Cross

Cadw Plaque at the Pentre Ifan site

Pentre Ifan ancient monument

The ascent to Carn Ingli

sheep on the mountain

Subdeacon Joshua on the summit

prayer on the mount of angels

slow but sure...

across the sea to Ireland

another view

another view

the last shall be first

those who persevered!

The Bishop's Palace

St David's Cathedral

Cathedral close up

The Bell Tower

Orthodox Vespers in St David's Cathedral

the Metropolitan, the Deacon and the Subdeacon

From Tennessee, the Russian Far East and North Wales: all united in Orthodoxy.

Fr Nicanor in St Govan's church

Carew Cross

Interpretation plaque of the Cross

Cadw plaque - Cadw's logo is based on the Carew Cross

Close up of the inscription text

Fr Nicanor on the cliff top with the roof of the chapel just visible

Fr Nicanor at the end of the world...

Matushka Julie entering St Govan's chapel

Looking out of St Govan's church to the sea

The view from the church

Saint Govan's well (dried up about 150 years ago)

Saint Govan's church from the beach

Deacon James

St Non's Chapel: site of the birth of St David of Wales

The choir at the Blessingof the Waters

The sprinkling

P[aque about St Non's chapel

Brother Gildas of Caldey Island

The monastic church

Bilingual sign to Pontfaen church

10th century cross in Pontfaen church

10th century cross carved on stone in Pontfaen church

St Brynach's Church, Pontfaen

Explanatory plaque

Gwasanaethau'r Sul/Sunday Services

Ancient carved cross stone in Llanychaer churchyard

Carved cross stone

Derelict church

Cross stone in gate lintel

Exterior wall cross - consecration cross?

3 Chr-Rhos on stone acting as door lintel

The Holy Well

Fr Nicanor taking the waters

The derelict church - needing a different flock

Approach to Fishguard on the ferry

Cretan Icon of Elijah in St David's Cathedral

Examaning the Cross at Nevern parish church

St Brynach's Church, Nevern

The Blessing of the Waters

Blessing of the waters at St Non's well

Time to get sprinkled

St Non's well on the Pembrokeshire Coast Road

Pembrokeshire Coast

Market Cross in St David's - the smallest city in the UK

Roof of St David's Cathedral

Clergy from the Cathedral greeting Metropolitan Kallistos

Bilingual sign

Tenby Harbour

Tenby Harbour from the boat

Pilgrims on the boat

Caldey Island Cottage

Deacon Christopher videoing Deacon James

Before Carew High Cross

Helier

St Govan's church

Subdeacon Joshua at the well

Outside St Govan's church

Base camp!

Ffald-y-Brenin

Entrance to the Ffald

Morning mist over the Cym Gwaun valley

View from the Ffald

Our temporary Orthodox chapel

Welsh ponies

Resting at the top of the Carn Ingli

Heather at contemplation

Singing the troparion to St Brynach

Carol leading the descent

An inglenook in the bedroom

Deacon Christopher going up for seconds...

Dinner time

Thomas the Tank Engine kite!

8th century cross incised pillar in St Brynach's churchyard, Pontfaen

St Brynach's churchyard, Ponfaen with incised crosspillar

Plaque in church showing shape of the crosses that have been incised

Master give the Blessing!

Prayers in St David's Cathedral

The Subdeacon, the Hieromonk, the Deacon and the Metropolitan...

Father Nicanor with St David at the saint's birthplace

The Blessing of the Waters

Pilgrims at the birthplace of St David

Windows in Nevern church