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Category Archives: Trip 2023
2280 – Images of Dionysiou
During the FoMA path clearing week our base was the Dionysiou Monastery. Dionysiou was founded in the 14th century but the first photo’s of the monastery appear in the 19th century. A few years ago, photographs and negatives of Athos … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, art, Trip 2023
Tagged 1780, 1852, 1853, 1929, boathouse, Ernest de Caranza & Emile Charles Labbé, etching, FoMA, indian, old and new, Preziosi
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2297 – The FoMA Footpath Clearing Pilgrimage 2023
The vast majority of the Foma 2023 pathclearing team (36 pilgrims) arrived in Ouranoupolis, Greece from London by plane. The flight was quite delayed so it was a short night for these pilgrims. The Dutch delegation (Bas, my brother Wim … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, arsanas, films, Trip 2023
Tagged FoMA, footpath, path clearing
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2296 – the ossuary of Sografou
Next to the cemetery of Sografou is the chapel ‘Annunciation to the Virgin’, a beautiful old building painted in ocher yellow and terracotta brown/red colors. (Here) on the right and under this building in which the ossuary is located. Both … Continue reading
2288 – Vatopedi at night
After compline (= prayers at the end of the day) the monastery comes to a rest. Most of the monks go to their cells. Some of the pilgrims gather at the coffee machine. Others go to their rooms. The gates … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, Trip 2023
Tagged compline, courtyard, FoMA, night, path clearing
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2286 – Vatopedi’s Koi fish
In front of the main entrance of the Vatopedi monastery is a basin; a large pool. It was once a reservoir for the water mill, which is located at the bottom of the hill, near the harbour. But now it … Continue reading
2285 – The path to Onoufriou
The plan was to start on our first path clearing day with the relatively frequently walked coastal path from Dionysiou, our home monastery, to the next monastery, Gregoriou. But the monk who was our contact person in the monastery thought … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, Trip 2023
Tagged Agiou Onoufriou, Cross, footpath team, kalderimi, path clearing, source
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2284 – The second day of the path clearing expedition. (part 2)
Four impressions of the first stretch of the coastal path between Vatopedi and Esfigmenou. Not too far from Vatopedi in a wooded bend an old drinking place for mules can be seen. The now dry well is a nice shaded … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, Trip 2023
Tagged fishing, FoMA, footpath, monopati, path clearing, Xerxes
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2283 – The second day of the path clearing expedition (part 1)
The second day started at sunrise. Our team was only four men. Three of our men joined an Athos fireman for what would become a tiring day for them. The fireman had electric equipment to cut himself through hidden paths … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, Trip 2023
Tagged Cross, FoMA, footpath team, path clearing, pollution
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2282 – More about an “unknown” aqueduct near Vatopedi
On our first day with the Vatopedi path clearing FOMA-team we descended from the Way of the Bey back to our monastery. Father M. was so kind to give the group of seven a ride to the ridge at about … Continue reading
2281 – Athos pilgrimage 2023: members of the FoMA footpath clearing group
This year the Friends of Mount Athos (FoMA) organized a footpath clearing mission on the Holy Mountain. From Sunday 17th to Saturday the 30thSeptember the different teams split up and went to their locations in a number of monasteries, including … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, 05 Dionysiou, 09 Sografou, people, Trip 2023
Tagged FoMA, footpath, footpath team, kalderimi, monopati, path clearing, paths
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