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2097 – Monastery of Agiou Paulou

Posted on January 12, 2020 by

18th century drawing by Barsky. The name Paulou came probably from Paul Xeropotamites founder of Xeropotamou monastery. Paulou started as a small dependance of this monastery but was not important enough to be mentioned in the Typikon of 1046. Two … Continue reading →

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1962 – The historical red balcony of Simonos Petras is gone forever!

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

The entrance of Simonos Petras at the back of the monastery in 1917 with on the right the red balcony. Because the front on the monastery is so spectacular the back is not that much photographed. The same spot, but now … Continue reading →

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