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- 2236 – Athos monks pray for peace and the cessation of the war in Ukrain
- 2235 – In search of Virginia Somers’ lost letter
- 2234 – Xiropotamou monastery – part 1
- 2233 – the Future of Athos? Avaton water: a company sells the water from a spring of Simonospetras
- 2232 – Fire in the cell Agiou Vasiliou 30-01-2022
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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
2136 – a winning documentary about Elder Joseph the Hesychast and Athos
On Wednesday evening, April 29, 2020, the organizers of the 13th Annual London Greek Film Festival announced the winners of the Odysseus Awards, the ceremony of which will be broadcast online in mid-May, due to the government directives regarding the … Continue reading
2035 – The number of Russians visiting Mount Athos has fallen
MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. The number of Russians visiting Mount Athos, where an Orthodox monastic community functions under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, has fallen as a result of the dispute between the Russian Orthodox Church and Constantinople, … Continue reading
2005 – An African King from the Ivory Coast has been baptised Greek Orthodox
Tribal King Tchiffi Zae Jean Gervais from the Ivory Coast has been baptised Greek Orthodox by a monk at the Monastery of Koutloumousiou in June 2018. Photo taken at Kaliagra arsanas by theorthodoxchurch.info. More here. Herman Voogd
1843 – Articles about Athos and Putin in Time Magazine and The Spectator
Time Magazine 12-19 September 2016: an article about the pilgrimage of Putin to Athos May this year and about the role of Orthodoxy in the present Russian governement and society (available at your local bookshop or Blendle). Here an article … Continue reading
1826 – Prince Charles and orthodoxy explained
Prince Charles in 2004 burning a candle at a funeral in Colciu, a Romanian settlement near Vatopedi (Photo: pemptousia.ro). Read here why Charles is so occupied with orthodoxy and Athos. (thanks to Gerard Koolschijn and friend). Herman Voogd
1734 – a new Agios Paisios icon
In a shop in Agnostou Stratiotou (near Dimitriou church) in Thessaloniki, I found this beautiful large Agios Paisios icon, situated in an Athonite landscape. Wim, 18/7