This book is written by the Swiss theologist and photographer Paul Huber and published in 1969 by Alantis verlag in Zürich, containing 408 pages and 220 pictures and images.

The book has four chapters:

Monasteries and Monks 31-133

Manuscripts and Miniatures 145 – 255

Icons and Relics 267 – 316

Fresco’s 327 – 383

Most of the pictures I will show are from the first chapter.

Panteleimonos: according to Huber there lived 1928 monks here in 1902, in 1965 only 33 remained. When I visited the place in 1980 I was told that only 8 monks were left, two of them Greek. This picture was staken before all the buildings behind the church were destroyed by fire!

The “Loch”tower in Ouranopolis (Phosphori)

The Protaton church and bell tower – Karyes

Protos Proigoummenos Konstantinos Lavriotis 1965-66

Karyes – layman or Siromahki?

Panteleimonos – diakon Bonifatius in the ossuary

Skiti Andreou or Serail

Serail – novices at the Athonasios school

Katounakia – painter monk Gregorios

Katounakia – monk Euthymios

Karoulia – hermit Arsenios

between Arsanas Sografou and Docheiariou – hermit Orestes

Hermit Orestes

Trapeza – Lavra

Wim, 4/4