Category Archives: 14 Paulou

2169 – Corona update Athos 24th of September (update 30/9)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by

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 →

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2164 – Special Offer nr 3: 50% discount on watercolors of Christos Baloukos

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

The next three watercolors by the Greek artist Christos Baloukos, that Athosweblog we can offer exclusively to our readers for € 300,00 are from: Docheiariou Agiou Paulou and Stavronikita All watercolors are unique, so there are no other copies of … Continue reading →

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2147 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 2

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

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 →

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2141 – From Dionysiou to Paulou in summer and winter

Posted on May 31, 2020 by

In the summer of 2011 we walked from Dionysiou to Paulou. The other way around as my brother Wim has described in the previous post (2140). In the winter of 2015 my friend Bas and I, together with our sons, … Continue reading →

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2140 – the hike from Agiou Paulou to Dionysiou

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

This is a relatively short hike, only 3,3 km long, that takes about 1 hour walking. The setting is beautiful: leaving the Agiou Paulou monastery, with the majestic marble pyramid shaped peak of Mount Athos behind it. At 8 o’clock … Continue reading →

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2138 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery – 3

Posted on May 20, 2020 by

While the world is hit hard by the invisible and sometimes deadly Corona virus and while we are all waiting in our lockdown to go back to normal live again, a few signs of hope immerge. In most countries the … Continue reading →

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2137 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 2

Posted on May 8, 2020 by

As my brother Herman described in his post 2097 about the monastery of Agiou Paulou, the monastery was already mentioned in the Typicon of 1046. That makes the monastery one of the oldest monasteries on the Holy Mountain. But why … Continue reading →

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2129 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 1

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

In post 2015 I ended my photo report with a picture of the Agiou Paulou monastery. Today we will take a closer look at the exterior of the monastery, starting with a plan of the monastery from Mylonas, made in … Continue reading →

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2108 – the YMCA excursion to Athos in 1925

Posted on February 19, 2020 by

In 1925 mr. P. Roccos, the religious secretary of the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) from Thessaloniki, organized an excursion to Mount Athos with 45 of its members. The trip took place during Easter 1925, from 17 to 24 April. … Continue reading →

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2105 – the hike from Panaghia to Agiou Pavlou

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

On October 1st we started climbing down the Holy Mountain at 8 o’clock in the morning. We were not in a hurry, after climbing to the top earlier that day. To reach Agiou Pavlou monastery took us 6,5 hours, including … Continue reading →

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