Category Archives: 13 Simonos Petras

2093 – Polykleitos Regos, painter of the Holy Mountain

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

Polykleitos Regos died in 1984. Herman Voogd

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2087 – Pilgrim portraits by Barry Oreck

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

In April 2019  we went to Athos with our dear friend from the US, Barry Oreck. It was for him the first time on the Holy Mountain. Sensing the special moments during our stay he made some beautiful portraits. After … Continue reading →

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2067 – The garden pulley of Simonos Petras

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

The gardens are located on terraces below the monastery. Wooden ladders connect the gardens with each other. The gardens from above. A garden worker is resting against the stone monastery wall. A monks is coming his way. Vegetables are lifted … Continue reading →

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2065 – the legend of Fathers Jacobos and Gervasios from Simonospetras

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

On our way to Athos in September 2018 we payed a visit to the monastery of Ormylia- a beautiful stopover near Polygyros on your way to Ouranopolis -where we kindly were welcomed by Sister Prosdoki. The Ormylia monastery is only … Continue reading →

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2049 – a report from two Dutch pilgrims of their Athos visit in May 2019

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

We (Yke and Wouter Bakker, father & son) arrived on May 4 in Ouranoupolis after our flight from Schiphol to Thessaloniki for our second visit to Athos. We visited Athos before in May 2015. We heard that because of strong … Continue reading →

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2042 – Mount Athos by Edward Lear: new site

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Stephen Duckworth has completed a website on the 1856 travels of Edward Lear with all the beautiful drawings of the monasteries. This is the link to the website. Herman Voogd

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2030 – new and old Athos books

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

Every time before I go for pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain I drop by my favorite bookstore of mr Drosinos in Ouranopoli, who established his store in 1974.  Mr Drosinos and his staff are very helpfull and patient and most … Continue reading →

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