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