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Category Archives: 04 Chilandariou
2260 – a drone footage of Ag. Vasiliou, arsanas Chilandariou and the Milutin tower
In post 2217, published on August 18th 2021, I showed you all drone photos made by monk T made of this small settlement. In September 2013 we payed a visit to this lovely place, where we were welcomed by a … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, films
Tagged arsanas, drone, footage, Milutin tower, monk T, Vasiliou, video, vines
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2232 – Fire in the cell Agiou Vasiliou 30-01-2022
Yesterday I was informed on Facebook that on Sunday evening 30th January 2022 a fire broke out in this cell that belongs to the Serbian Chilandariou monastery. Today I received an e-mail from Vladislav Golupski, who gave me a link … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, news
Tagged Agiou Basiliou, fire, fire brigade, Hilandar, Hrusija, Vasiliou
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2205 – postcards from Athos: part one
Sending a postcard home was in former days a way to let friends and family know where you have been and a pilgrimage to Athos is no exception to this tradition. As early as 1905 the first postcards from Athos … Continue reading
2169 – Corona update Athos 24th of September (update 30/9)
Since our last post from August 6th in 2160 there was no news from Athos, concerning the pandemic. But two days ago Romfea.gr reported that an outbreak of Covid-19 occured in the Agiou Paulou monastery (in English read more here). … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, 14 Paulou, news, Skiti Lakkou
Tagged contamination, corona, Covid-19, pandemic, virus
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2148 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 3
1925 nr 1 In post 1418 we told the story of “Agathon the Fool”, here on a photo in Kavsokalivia. He was a simple layman who lived in abandoned monastic cells during the decades of the 1920’s and 1930’s. 1925 … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 02 Vatopedi, 04 Chilandariou, 05 Dionysiou, 10 Docheiariou, 13 Simonos Petras, 15 Stavronikita, 18 Esfigmenou, Karyes, Kavsokalivia, war
Tagged fishing, Kaliagra, russians
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2147 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 2
11. 1903 Photo by monk Gavriil from Panteleimonos, made on August 21, 1903, with a “revealing” image of the Mother of God (on the left). The photo was published in a Greek newspaper at that time. It still remains a … Continue reading
Posted in 03 Iviron, 04 Chilandariou, 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, 16 Xenofontos, 19 Panteleimonos, books, Karoulia, Karyes, Skiti Anna
Tagged Ali Sami Bey, aqueduct, army, French, panagia, photographer, portaitissa, procession, russians, WorldWarI
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2146 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 1
As you probably know, I occasionally roam the internet looking for Athos photos or publications. Today I found some time to show you some of my findings, beginning with the oldest: 1668 This is a page from a Dutch book, … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, 13 Simonos Petras, 17 Grigoriou, 19 Panteleimonos, books, history, mountain
Tagged Alexander the Great, Articles, Dinocrates, old pictures, Thessaloniki
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2143 – The Athos travel of Antoon Erftemeijer in 1988
The Dutch curator, visual artist and art historian, Antoon Erftemeijer (1954), visited Athos in the spring of the year 1988. It was his only visit to the Holy Mountain until now.He has a lifelong fascination for holy places and cloisters. … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, 05 Dionysiou, Skiti Anna
Tagged 1988, Antoon Erftemeijer, curator, dutch pilgrims, Frans Hals Museum
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