Category Archives: kellia

1970 – the hike in Kapsala

Posted on December 28, 2017 by

Our aim on the first day of our pilgrimage in May 2017 was to sleep in the beautifull cell called Maroudá of father Makarios. After leaving the ferry at Panteleimonos and the hike to Paleo Monastiro we continued to walk … Continue reading →

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1929 – Kapsala: the ruined kellion of St. John Chrysostomos – the interior

Posted on July 1, 2017 by

In post 1922 I showed you the pictures from the exterior of this ruined Russian settlement, that is located near the Maroudá cell (green pin) -see the red arrow on the map above. Today we will take a closer look inside … Continue reading →

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1922 – Kapsala: the ruined kellion of St. John Chrysostomos

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

On our first day of this years’ pilgrimage to Athos, Father Makarios of Maroudá granted us hospitality in his beautifull cell. Before we went on our journey I made contact with a reader of our weblog and a member of … Continue reading →

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1877 – Athos film with drone scenes

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Shot from a drone of the Mount Athos summit with the shadow of the mountain cast upon the sea in the morning sun . In this recent beautiful Russian film you will see some different places of Mount Athos, like … Continue reading →

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1872 – the cell of St. Nicholas Burazeri near Karyes

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

In post 1287 I published some historical pictures from Athos, including the one from the beginning of 1900 of the cell of St. Nicholas Burazeri in Karyes. I did not know where to find this cell, but Giannis told us already … Continue reading →

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1821 – more stills from the documentary “A thousand years on Mount Athos”

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

The documentary I showed you in the last blog (1820) has some interesting scenes from unknown places on Athos. But first I will show you a few stills from Panteleimonos, starting with a picture from an (very) old monk, who … Continue reading →

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1809 – hike from Maroudá to Skiti Andreou

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

After a brief visit to Maroudá we had to return to Skiti Andreou, where we would spend the night. Soon after we left the kellion, the Protos of the Holy Epistasia, Father Paul, visited the kellion, as we found out later. … Continue reading →

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1805 – Maroudá: the exterior

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

Today we wil take a closer look at the exterior of kellion Maroudá. The kellion lies on a 20 minutes walk from Skiti Andreou, as you can see on this image from Google maps: The image above shows the plan … Continue reading →

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1802 – Maroudá: the interior

Posted on March 25, 2016 by

Jan Paul ten Bruggencate has been a frequent visitor in the kelli Maroudá. He offered to show us around in the premises and to be our guide.The wooden entrance to main building of Maroudá, with the chapel on the right.The … Continue reading →

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1801 – the Alexander frieze in Maroudá

Posted on March 23, 2016 by

Almost all paintings and fresco’s in Athos show us religious scenes: the live of Christ, Holy Saints and stories from the Bible are told on the murals. You will not find any secular images, because Athos monks focus on their … Continue reading →

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