2018 is an anniversary year for many American Orthodox institutions, the latest being the OCA Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration, in Ellwood City, PA. Their annual pilgrimage during the week-end of the Transfiguration (Aug 4-6) attracted hundreds of participants for this special anniversary. This monastery was originally founded by Mother Alexandra, the former Princess Illeana of Romania. Sister Illeana entered the Orthodox Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God,