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2049 – a report from two Dutch pilgrims of their Athos visit in May 2019

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

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 →

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2022 – Jan Paul ten Bruggencate dies at age of 87

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

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 →

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1834 – Athos film from Dutch pilgrims april 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by

My fellow Athos pilgrim Peter Ariese, who visited Athos in 2011 for the first time together with our group, came back to the Holy Mountain April this year, this time joined by his brother and Albert Hollander, who made this … Continue reading →

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