French rule in the Ionian Islands convince the French of his good intentions, showering them with honours and providing food—and even feigning interest in Jacobin ideals—but his main objective, the cession of the mainland exclaves of the Ionian Islands, was rebuffed. Gentili did, however, lift the prohibition on Ottoman ships from traversing the Straits of Corfu, which had been in place since the 1718 Treaty of Passarowitz. This allowed Ali to move over sea against his rival, Mustafa Pasha of Delvino. In July/August 1797 (or in Easter 1798, according to other sources), his forces sailed to Lukovo and committed massacres against the local population, forcing them
Ionian Village to cost around $1.5 million in repair and rejuvenation costs. As of December 25th 2016, the Ionian Village Rebuilding Fund has raised close to $600,000. Father Evagoras Constantinides, 2011-Present Father Jason Roll, 2009-2011 Father Constantine Lazarakis, 2001-2008 Michael Pappas, 1996-2001 Father Costa Sitaras, 1972-1996 Father Nick Soteropoulos, 1971-1972 Father George Poulos, 1966-1971 Ionian Village Ionian Village is the official international summer camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and is located on a private facility on the shores of the Ionian Sea in western Peloponnese. Over 17,000 Greek-Americans have visited the camp since its establishment in 1970. Ionian