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Tag Archives: graveyard
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
2293 – the cemetery of Sografou
Sografou cemetery is located uphill, to the left of the monastery. It is a 2-minute walk from the monastery entrance to reach the cemetery gate, which is open. This is the road, next to the vegetable gardens, that leads to … Continue reading
2274 – the graveyard and ossuary of Vatopedi
In the red circle the graveyard and ossuary of Vatopedi is situated. The wall that surrounds the graveyard with an impressive and very old olive tree in front of it. Behind the wall you can see the graveyard’s chapel. The … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, Trip 2022
Tagged bones, chapel, graves, graveyard, ossuary, skulls
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2197 – Grigoriou: the graveyard and ossuary
Behind the second courtyard and the katholicon there is a hallway that leads to the back gate of the monastery. Immediately after leaving the monastery you will see the ossuary and the graveyard. The South wing of the monastery, seen … Continue reading
2055 – Xenofontos, photos of the surroundings and the outside of the monastery
Today I will show pictures of the outside of Xenofontos monastery. The plan below is drawn in 1980 by Mylonas. As you can see on the aerial below, which I took in 2017, the layout of monastery has undergone some … Continue reading
Posted in 16 Xenofontos, Trip 2019
Tagged cemetery, exterior, graves, graveyard, ossuary, pier, vegetable garden, walls, Wim2019
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