Category Archives: 03 Iviron

1884 – monasteries: the first five

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

Lavra, the first monastery in rank dating from 963. With the arsanas on the left. The photo’s are from 1970-80, I suspect.VatopediIviron. The southwing is rebuild, the old bridge is still intact. Chilandariou, the Serb monastery, many years before the … Continue reading →

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1881 – Album du Mont Athos 1913

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

A very nice photo album made by hieromonk Stephanou in 1913. A very complete account in photo’s of monasteries and sketes. Stephanou lived in a cell (kellion) in Karyes dedicated to the apostle Thomas:Here are some more photos from this … Continue reading →

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1877 – Athos film with drone scenes

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Shot from a drone of the Mount Athos summit with the shadow of the mountain cast upon the sea in the morning sun . In this recent beautiful Russian film you will see some different places of Mount Athos, like … Continue reading →

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1844 – Raymond Geldermans’ travels to the Holy Mountain

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

Sometimes a chain of unexpected events leads to a surprising outcome. That is how most of the inventions arise. A former colleague of mine wanted a fresh start on the labour market after her world tour and after the birth … Continue reading →

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1834 – Athos film from Dutch pilgrims april 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by

My fellow Athos pilgrim Peter Ariese, who visited Athos in 2011 for the first time together with our group, came back to the Holy Mountain April this year, this time joined by his brother and Albert Hollander, who made this … Continue reading →

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1831 – The Iviron Chapel at the Iberian Gate on the Red Square

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

In a chapel close to the main entrance of the monastery of Iviron, behind red decorated doors the famous icon Panagia Portaitissa can be venerated. A friendly monk who was on guard kindly gave me a postcard of the icon. … Continue reading →

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1829 – Athos in French magazine L’Illustration 1920 (1)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

In December 1920 two  articles about Athos were published in the French magazine L’Illustration, one in the (extra thick) Christmis edition of December 4th and the second on December 25th 1920. Both articles describe the pilgrimage of the author Georges … Continue reading →

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