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2181- review of a new Athos book: Encounters on the Holy Mountain – the story of the “Athos” virus

Posted on December 8, 2020 by athosweblog

While many of us and the world around us suffer under the terrible consequences of the Covid-19 virus, I am happy to give you some good news. In these hard times I have been reading a book with stories that … Continue reading →

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2180 – A closer look at the two modern archangels at Dochiariou

Posted on December 3, 2020 by athosweblog

The first monastery where the ferry calls is Dochiariou. Since 2014 this monastery is enriched with two bronze statues of the archangels Michael and Gabriel. During our last pilgrimage I had an opportunity to take close-ups, en face, of the … Continue reading →

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2179 – A flock of birds

Posted on November 23, 2020 by athosweblog

On the boat between Dafni and Ouranoupolis, on the way back from the Holy Mountain, you are often surrounded by seabirds. Mostly seagulls that follow the ferry. They are so greedy that they even pick a piece of bread of … Continue reading →

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2178 – Saint John Chrysostomos and his chapel from 1888

Posted on November 13, 2020 by athosweblog

John Chrysostomos born 347 – 14 September 407, was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is honoured as a saint in many religions. The feast days of John Chrysostomom in the Eastern Orthodox Church are 14 September, 13 November … Continue reading →

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2177 – Landslides and Tsunamis in 1905

Posted on November 1, 2020 by athosweblog

In earlier post we paid attention to the large earthquake of 1905 with an estimated magnitude ranging from 6.8 to 8.3. Eleven persons were reportedly killed.  In 2019/20 an scientific article was published with the title The Large Earthquake (~ M7) … Continue reading →

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2176 – 30 years FoMA: a promising new Athos book is published!

Posted on October 29, 2020 by athosweblog

Already one month ago a reader of our weblog Bart Janssens announced that the publication of a new book could be expected soon (see his comment in ‘About’). He described it as a beautiful new book with stories, testimonies and … Continue reading →

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2175 – Athos related Portable Icons part 3

Posted on October 25, 2020 by athosweblog

The miracle of discovering the place of Holy Water. The source of Athanios on the road to Lavra. Triptych with amongst others the Panagia (Virgin Mary) Vrefokratousa, Christ Child, Saint Efthimios, Saint Onoufrios, Saint Savvas, Spyridon. Two standing saints. Left: … Continue reading →

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2174 – Athos related Portable Icons part 2

Posted on October 21, 2020 by athosweblog

I have scanned the Athos Digital Heritage database on Portable Icons that have a direct connection with the Holy Mountain. Here is the second part. First the title, then the year when it was made and finally the owner of … Continue reading →

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2173 – Athos related Portable Icons

Posted on October 12, 2020 by athosweblog

 A new initiative of the The Holy Community of Mount Athos is online, Athos Digital Heritage. A digital repository with 300,000 objects, such as manuscripts, historical documents, photographs, books, and icons. It is a fantastic source for the Orthodox world, … Continue reading →

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2172 – Arte TV: the story of the theft of the Sografou manuscript by Bulgaria

Posted on October 7, 2020 by athosweblog

Click here to see the video. This is the story -in French and German- of the theft of the Bulgarian “founding” manuscript in the ’80-ties and how it returned in 1998 to the Holy Mountain. Wim Voogd, 7/10 (thanks to … Continue reading →

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