Tag Archives: Ger Dommerholt

2295 – Portraits of Athos monks in 1963. The festivities of a thousand years of Athos, Part 4

Posted on November 19, 2023 by athosweblog

Ger Dommerholt, who visited Athos with his friend Jan in 1963 and attended the 1000th anniversary festivities is an enthusiastic photographer. We have already shown a number of photos of him in previous posts. We have saved most of the … Continue reading →

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2294 – After the festivities of a thousand years of Athos (1963). Part 3

Posted on November 18, 2023 by athosweblog

The next two days Ger and Jan would walk the entire west side of Athos. They left from Paulou via Dionysiou and Grigoriou to Simonos Petras.  In Dionysiou they studied the famous frescoes. Here is traveling companion Jan sitting in … Continue reading →

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2291 – The festivities of Lavra’s 1000 years existence. Part 2

Posted on November 13, 2023 by athosweblog

The year is 963. A thousand and sixty years ago. The foundation of the first monastery on Athos, the Great Lavra. The thousand-year anniversary was of course celebrated in detail at the time. As someone said to me, the life … Continue reading →

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2290 – Two young Dutch men witnessed the festivities of Lavra’s 1000 years existence. Part 1

Posted on November 12, 2023 by athosweblog

It’s 1963. Sixty years ago. Two friends from the Dutch city of The Hague, Ger (23) and Jan (25), plan to travel to Greece by moped. They had previously gone to Spain by moped. They wanted to experience such an … Continue reading →

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