Category Archives: Kavsokalivia

2291 – The festivities of Lavra’s 1000 years existence. Part 2

Posted on November 13, 2023 by athosweblog

The year is 963. A thousand and sixty years ago. The foundation of the first monastery on Athos, the Great Lavra. The thousand-year anniversary was of course celebrated in detail at the time. As someone said to me, the life … Continue reading →

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2177 – Landslides and Tsunamis in 1905

Posted on November 1, 2020 by athosweblog

In earlier post we paid attention to the large earthquake of 1905 with an estimated magnitude ranging from 6.8 to 8.3. Eleven persons were reportedly killed.  In 2019/20 an scientific article was published with the title The Large Earthquake (~ M7) … Continue reading →

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2154 – Athos art from Greek painter Baloukos

Posted on July 14, 2020 by athosweblog

Today I will receive three icon from Athos that I bought on Catawiki, two of them painted by father Antoniou from Skiti Agia Anna, from who I bought my first icon from Agios Georgios in 2012. To find some more … Continue reading →

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2148 – random photos and articles in chronological order – no 3

Posted on June 18, 2020 by athosweblog

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 →

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2095 – the hike from Kavsokalivia to Panaghia refuge

Posted on January 10, 2020 by athosweblog

Our main goal during our 2019 pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain was to reach the top of Mount Athos. We decided to do the climb in two stages: day one from Kavsokalivia to the Panaghia refuge and day two the … Continue reading →

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2093 – Polykleitos Regos, painter of the Holy Mountain

Posted on January 3, 2020 by athosweblog

Polykleitos Regos died in 1984. Herman Voogd

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2082 – Athos pilgrimage 2019: the hike from Prodromou to Kavsokalivia

Posted on November 30, 2019 by athosweblog

Planning a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain is a necessity. Not only you’ll have make reservations for a place to sleep in a monastery or skete, you will also have book your trip by boat for Ouranopoli to Dafni and … Continue reading →

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2004 – Semantrons in skites

Posted on June 16, 2018 by athosweblog

AnnaKafsokalivia  Protaton AndreouProdromou Bas Kamps

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1881 – Album du Mont Athos 1913

Posted on January 8, 2017 by athosweblog

A very nice photo album made by hieromonk Stephanou in 1913. A very complete account in photo’s of monasteries and sketes. Stephanou lived in a cell (kellion) in Karyes dedicated to the apostle Thomas:Here are some more photos from this … Continue reading →

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1827 – Fast unloading at Kavsokalivia

Posted on June 13, 2016 by athosweblog

Herman Voogd  

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