A few years before mr Gerard Koolschijn visited Panteleimonos my dear Athos friend Jan Paul ten Bruggencate payed a visit to the Russian convent.
Here are his pictures from 1969:
The katholicon with the guesthouse behind it, just after the destructive fire one year earlier in 1968 – Photo Jan Paul
The katholicon in 1969 – photo Jan Paul
Inside the katholicon – photo Jan Paul
The abbot (?) leaving the church – photo Jan Paul
The abbot (?) in front of the church – photo Jan Paul
When I visited Panteleimonos in 1980 only 8 monks lived in Panteleimonos, six Russians and two Greek monks.
Panteleimonos in 1980 – foto Wim Voogd
Wim, 4/6 (more pictures from Jan Paul ten Bruggencate from 1967)
