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1515 – the monopati from Skiti Dimitriou to Bogoroditsa
Most paths on Mount Athos are either well kept by the Friends of Mount Athos (FoMA) or they are in a deploreable state, because no one ever walks them. Most of the time these paths totally disappear within a couple … Continue reading
1513 – Dimitriou: the guesthouse in detail and the surrounding houses
In post 1494 I showed my visit to Skiti Agiou Dimitriou (also see the frescoes from the exonarthex in 1498 and 1507). Today we will take a closer look at the largest building C, probably the guesthouse. This picture shows you the … Continue reading
1507 – Skiti Agiou Dimitriou: frescoes from the exonarthex – 2
Today I will show you the remaining scenes from the lithi/exonarthex of Skiti Dimitriou. The images are rare and not shown before in any book I know or on the internet. Most of the pictures here concern the life of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony, exonarthex, lithi, Paul, Skiti Agiou Dimitriou
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1498 – Skiti Agiou Dimitriou: frescoes from the exonarthex
As told in the first post about this forgotten skete (1493) we could not enter the katholicon, because the workmen were not in possesion of the key. It gave me the opportunity to take some pictures in the exo-narthex. On … Continue reading
1494 – Skiti Agiou Dimitriou
Skiti Agiou Dimitriou was until recently habited by monks (Speake in 2002) and the skete belongs to the Vatopedi monastery. Nowadays the skiti is deserted and nearly all of its 15 buildings are in ruin. According to Feigl “the skete once … Continue reading
1484 – the kelli of Father Nectarios
Father Nectarios is in his eightees and arrived on Athos in 1982. He runs his kelli on his own and on the day we arrived he had two Greek workmen employed. He is the caretaker of the abandoned skiti Dimitriou. … Continue reading
1483 – the hike from Vatopedi to Skiti Dimitriou
Soon after we got our room in Vatopedi we started our walk to Skiti Dimitriou, a place I wanted to visit for a long time. This is the route we took: see the two maps of MotionX-GPS and Zwerger map. … Continue reading
1341 – the unknown Skiti: Agiou Dimitriou
This year we will visit Mount Athos in September and one of my long-cherished wishes is a visit to this settlement, only a half-hour walk from Vatopediou. detail from the Zwerger map It is one of last places on Mount … Continue reading
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