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Category Archives: 07 Pantocratoros
2066 – Crossing the Profitou Eliou stream
In between the monastery of Pantocratoros and the Skiti of Profitou Eliou is a nice path (red and dotted line on the map) slightly uphill. It will take 30 minutes to get to the former Russian skiti. In the low … Continue reading
Posted in 07 Pantocratoros, Skiti Profitou Eliou, Trip 2019, walking
Tagged amphoras, clouds, Herman2019, monopati, rain, stream
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2003 – Aural icons of Orthodoxy
Aural icons of Orthodoxy, that is what the semantrons of Mount Athos are. Despite the differences between the monasteries and sketes they have several things in common. Among them the semantron, an essential tool to announce to call the monks … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 02 Vatopedi, 03 Iviron, 04 Chilandariou, 05 Dionysiou, 06 Koutloumousiou, 07 Pantocratoros, 08 Xiropotamou, 09 Sografou, 10 Docheiariou, 11 Karakallou, 12 Filotheou, 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, 15 Stavronikita, 16 Xenofontos, 17 Grigoriou, 18 Esfigmenou, 19 Panteleimonos, 20 Konstamonitou
Tagged semantron, talanton
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1989 – The two aqueducts of Pantocratoros (and Happy Easter!)
First of all: Happy Easter for all our readers, Christos Anesti (although the Orthodox Easter is next week)! This time of year always remembers me to my pilgrimage in 1986 during Easter-time, when we visited Dionysiou and joined a log … Continue reading
1937 – May 2017: the flight over Athos
This year I booked a flight above the peninsula of Athos to take aerial pictures. Because of busy times at work I was not able to sort out all the pictures, that’s why it took some time to share them with … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 02 Vatopedi, 03 Iviron, 04 Chilandariou, 05 Dionysiou, 06 Koutloumousiou, 07 Pantocratoros, 08 Xiropotamou, 09 Sografou, 10 Docheiariou, 11 Karakallou, 12 Filotheou, 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, 15 Stavronikita, 16 Xenofontos, 17 Grigoriou, 18 Esfigmenou, 19 Panteleimonos, 20 Konstamonitou, trip 2017
Tagged aerial view, flight
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1885 – art: Dutch painter Antoon Winkel
Athos monastery by Dutch artist Antoon Winkel (1923 -1989) in Cubist style.Pantocratoros by A. Winkel painted in 1961. Herman Voogd
1800 – Inside Pantocratoros (day three, first intermezzo)
When we entered Pantocratoros after our stroll from Vatopediou, we found the monastery in deep rest. We conquered the monastery without being noticed. Nobody in the courtyard. The church was closed. Opposite the church we heard the sound of dishes. … Continue reading
1798 – From Vatopediou to Pantocratoros (day three, first leg)
We started walking in the early morning from Vatopediou. We didn’t want to wait for the morning mass to finish. And we could not find a monk to give some food for the road. But we still had plenty of … Continue reading
1784 – Twenty monasteries in seven days : day 4, a day full of adventures
This is the fourth episode of seven of the Athos trip done by Goulven Le Goff and his brother Ivonig from Rennes, France made in May 2015. They visited all 20 monasteries in one week. This day was the most … Continue reading
Posted in 03 Iviron, 06 Koutloumousiou, 07 Pantocratoros, 11 Karakallou, 12 Filotheou, 15 Stavronikita
Tagged Diamoniterion, Le Goff
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1780 – Athonian aqueducts
The most beautiful aqueduct on the Athos peninsula is the one that leads to the monastery of Simonaspetras. The Russian pilgrim Barsky made a nice drawing in 1744 of the monastery and the aqueduct. On the right image the … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, 07 Pantocratoros, 13 Simonos Petras, 15 Stavronikita
Tagged academy, aqueduct
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