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Category Archives: Skiti Profitou Eliou
2074 – Visiting Profitou Eliou
We had never visited skiti Profitou Eliou (skete of Prophet Elijah). We did see it several times from a distance. But today the Prophet was waiting for us in the morning clouds. Here we have an overview of the complex … Continue reading
2068 – two old Athos maps and two (old) books
Sometimes beautiful treasures are not far away. Our fellow Athos pilgrim Jacques from Haarlem stumbled upon a second hand bookshop in Amsterdam, showing numerous Athos books in the window. When I visited the antiquarian bookshop last week the owner told … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 02 Vatopedi, 03 Iviron, 05 Dionysiou, 08 Xiropotamou, books, maps, Skiti Profitou Eliou
Tagged antiquarian
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2066 – Crossing the Profitou Eliou stream
In between the monastery of Pantocratoros and the Skiti of Profitou Eliou is a nice path (red and dotted line on the map) slightly uphill. It will take 30 minutes to get to the former Russian skiti. In the low … Continue reading
Posted in 07 Pantocratoros, Skiti Profitou Eliou, Trip 2019, walking
Tagged amphoras, clouds, monopati, rain, stream
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2049 – a report from two Dutch pilgrims of their Athos visit in May 2019
We (Yke and Wouter Bakker, father & son) arrived on May 4 in Ouranoupolis after our flight from Schiphol to Thessaloniki for our second visit to Athos. We visited Athos before in May 2015. We heard that because of strong … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 13 Simonos Petras, Skiti Anna, Skiti Profitou Eliou, Trip 2019
Tagged dutch pilgrims, Maroudá, tonsure, wind
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1798 – From Vatopediou to Pantocratoros (day three, first leg)
We started walking in the early morning from Vatopediou. We didn’t want to wait for the morning mass to finish. And we could not find a monk to give some food for the road. But we still had plenty of … Continue reading
1698 – Athos trip 2014 on You Tube: arriving in …
Three short amateur videos, all shot at the moment of arriving in: 1. Skiti Prof. Eliou (Sept. 1st 2014) 2. kelli Timiou Stavrou (Sept. 2nd 2014) and 3. Moni Karakalou (Sept. 5th 2014). Wim Voogd, 18/3 (NB. For those who … Continue reading
Posted in 11 Karakallou, Skiti Profitou Eliou, Timiou Stavrou, walking
Tagged monopati
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1640 – Profitou Eliou 2
Just before nightfall I made a walk outside the skete. Here are some of the pictures I shot: Pumpkins the katholicon seen from outside the skete the North facade, with the smaal church on the second floor, the overhanging part … Continue reading
Posted in Skiti Profitou Eliou, trip 2014
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