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Category Archives: news
2247 – more information about the documentary “Adam where are you?” and an article in a Dutch magazine
On August 19th the Dutch magazine KATHOLIEK NIEUWSBLAD published this article “Getuigen van de stilte / Een intieme blik op een heilige berg” about the documentary “Adam where are you?”. You can buy the complete magazine here. For an English … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Docheiariou, films, news
Tagged Alexandr Plyska, documentary, Hegumenou Grigorios, Ukraine
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2245 – fire on Athos
Saturday moring, the 6th of August, a fire broke out in the olive orchard near Arsanas Konstamonitou / the cell of Agiou Pantes, where persumeably somebody wanted to burn some branches. The latest news of today is that the fire … Continue reading
Posted in nature, news
Tagged arsanas Konstamonitou, Cel of Agios Pantes, fire, forest fire
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2243 – News: update post 1835- 28-7-2022 : new regulations for making a reservation.
A new update of post 1835: Thanks to the help of Japetus I can publish the new regulations for making a reservation, see post 1835. I will try to find out if the new rules also apply for foreigners: According … Continue reading
Posted in basic information/reservations, news
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2242 – the documentary “Adam where are you?”: premiere in August in the Netherlands
In post 2222 from October 2021 I published the news about a new Athos documentary, made by the Ukrainian director Alexander Zaporoshchenko and producer Alexander Pliska. At that time it was uncertain when the premiere in the West would follow. … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Docheiariou, films, news
Tagged Docheiariou, documentary, film, Ukraine
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2239 – 2022/2023: large scale renovation activities on Athos
According this source Mount Athos will be transformed into a construction site the coming period. The renovations should be completed in December 2023. They have been planned in the Operational Program “Transport Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainable Development 2014-2020” of ΕΣΠΑ (NSRF). Twenty … Continue reading
2238 – Athos photo exhibition “Between Heaven and Earth” in Germany by Theodosios
Tomorrow, Thursday 14th of April at 19h AM an exhibition will open (for only four days) of pictures made by the German monk who lives and works in Simonospetras, Theodosios. The exhibition is in the town Ursensollen in the culural … Continue reading
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, events, news
Tagged Exhibition, Germany, Hamburg, photographs, Theodosios Simonopetritis
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2237 – file a complaint against the new large scale commercial company “Avaton water”on the Holy Mountain
In post 2233 I informed our readers about the new -large scale- mineral water factory, that recently is build on the hills above Simonospetras by the Macedonian Bottling Company. This company started to build a factory in 2021 with the … Continue reading
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, news
Tagged avaton water, commercial, company, complaint, mineral water, pollution
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2236 – Athos monks pray for peace and the cessation of the war in Ukrain
According to this source – Orthodoxtimes.com – every day the monks of two Athos-monasteries “made prayers and supplications to the Theotokos for the protection of the oppressed and desperate brothers -due to the war”. In the article a Youtube footage … Continue reading
2233 – the Future of Athos? Avaton water: a company sells the water from a spring of Simonospetras
The founder of this new enterprise, that will be run in the near future is by a Macedonian bottle company from Thessaloniki, Dimitris Babakos from Cyprus, was during a stay at Simonospetras monastery inspired “to craft and create a superior … Continue reading
2232 – Fire in the cell Agiou Vasiliou 30-01-2022
Yesterday I was informed on Facebook that on Sunday evening 30th January 2022 a fire broke out in this cell that belongs to the Serbian Chilandariou monastery. Today I received an e-mail from Vladislav Golupski, who gave me a link … Continue reading
Posted in 04 Chilandariou, news
Tagged Agiou Basiliou, fire, fire brigade, Hilandar, Hrusija, Vasiliou
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