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2022 – Jan Paul ten Bruggencate dies at age of 87
Last Friday, 21th of September, on our last day of our 2018 pilgrimage to Athos, my good friend Jean Paul ten Bruggencate died at the blessed age of 87. He visited Athos many times and usually stayed at Maroudá or … Continue reading
2019 – Helicopter crash in 2004
Today, 14 years ago , a fatal helicopter crash happened just outside the coast of Sithonia peninsula. Everyone on board died. The Chinook helicopter from the Greek army was on its way to Mount Athos, probably to the Heli platform … Continue reading
Posted in events, news, people, Trip 2018
Tagged fatal accident, helicopter, Patriarch, Sithonia
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1979 – Monks and pilgrims in Megistis Lavra
I sat quietly enjoying the tranquillity of the evening. It was at the back of the catholicon. Further down a monk sat as quiet as I did. His back against the church. When a monk with a stick crossed, I … Continue reading
1963 – Watching people in Karyes.
The first monk we saw in Karyes, the capital of Athos and the only village where no one ever has been born, was an old man, whom we had met before on several occasions. The poor wandering man has got … Continue reading
Posted in 06 Koutloumousiou, Karyes, people, trip 2017
Tagged bread, cellphone, Holy Epistatia, school, shops, webmasters, wooden leg
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1961 – tonight: Saint Niklas evening in the Netherlands
Tonight all children (and many adults) celebrate the feast of Sinterklaas, the Dutch version of the old Byzantine saint Agios Nicolaos, who died on the 6th of December 342- 1675 years ago. A good reason to burn a candle for … Continue reading
1949 – Tsipras, the avaton and other politics
According to a Flemish website, called Kerknet, the avaton on Athos is threatened by a Greek law considering gender (October 15th 2017). The avaton is the ban of women on the Holy Mountain. Prime Minister Tsipras in happier times visits … Continue reading
1944 – Maroudá, crosses and chants
The special and intimate place called Maroudá is described on this website many times and extensively by Wim (see the following posts: 1789, 1801, 1802, 1805 and 1809). It was our first encounter there. We were welcomed by some pilgrims … Continue reading
