Category Archives: people

2208 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Portrets of People [1]

Posted on July 5, 2021 by athosweblog

Wim Voogd, 5th of July 2021

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2199 – Ali Sami Bey, Ottoman photographer

Posted on March 23, 2021 by athosweblog

Ali Sami Bey (prob. 1872 – unknown) worked as a photographer in Karyes from 1925 till 1927. He was a ex-colonel and so called aide-de-camp to the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. He made black and white photo’s but he … Continue reading →

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2182 – Sad news: Monk Epifanios of Mylopotamos has died today

Posted on December 11, 2020 by athosweblog

Monk, Cook, Winemaker. Rest in Peace. Wim and Herman Voogd

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2173 – Athos related Portable Icons

Posted on October 12, 2020 by athosweblog

 A new initiative of the The Holy Community of Mount Athos is online, Athos Digital Heritage. A digital repository with 300,000 objects, such as manuscripts, historical documents, photographs, books, and icons. It is a fantastic source for the Orthodox world, … Continue reading →

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2162 – Zoom meeting for children with elder Ephraim of Vatopedi

Posted on August 21, 2020 by athosweblog

In these special “Corona”-times even monasteries on the Holy Mountain adapt to the modern ways of communication. The online magazine Pemptousia is organizing tomorrow, on Saturday 22 August from 10 am to 12.30 pm a “3rd internet meeting (in Greek) … Continue reading →

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2151 – Umberto Eco on Athos

Posted on July 6, 2020 by athosweblog

In the year 1988 Umberto Eco (1932-2016), the famous Italian novelist, and professor in semiotics visited the Holy Mountain. Here we see the author in front of Simonos Petras. It is said that his famous novel “The Name of the … Continue reading →

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2139 – a goodbye to a fellow pilgrim: Peter Ariese 17-4-1959 / 25-5-2020

Posted on May 28, 2020 by athosweblog

This weblog started in 2006, just for a couple of friends, who decided to join me on a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain. In the 14 years that past, many special friends followed and the weblog grew to something bigger … Continue reading →

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2094 – Ioannis Koukouzelis, singer and composer

Posted on January 4, 2020 by athosweblog

Ioannis Koukouzelis or John Kukuzelis (Durrës, Albania 1280 –  Athos 1360) was a Byzantine medieval Orthodox Christian composer, singer and reformer of Orthodox Church music. Because of his singing abilities, he was called “Angel-voiced”. He was recognized as a saint by the Orthodox Church after his death. … Continue reading →

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2090 – “The beauty of the Mountain, which remains, in my experience, the loveliest piece of scenery in all the universe.” About Steven Runciman

Posted on December 20, 2019 by athosweblog

The men on this picture were shown before, in the post about the painter Derek Hill. Now we shift our focus to Steven Runciman. An interesting man who travelled for the last time to the Holy Mountain when he had … Continue reading →

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2087 – Pilgrim portraits by Barry Oreck

Posted on December 14, 2019 by athosweblog

In April 2019  we went to Athos with our dear friend from the US, Barry Oreck. It was for him the first time on the Holy Mountain. Sensing the special moments during our stay he made some beautiful portraits. After … Continue reading →

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