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2052 – Koutloumousiou revisited

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

After a short walk in the fog from Karyes we reached the monastery of Koutloumousiou. The first monastery we visited in our 2019 pilgrimage. In the archonidiriki we didn’t see the young German speaking monk who had taught us about … Continue reading →

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2001 – The katholikon of Panteleimonos in one century

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

1917 French army photographer Millet.1918 French army photographer Fernand Cuville. 19441948 La sainte Montagne1969 Jan Paul ten Bruggencate. A year before, in 1968, a big fire destroyed the entrance section  and the guesthouse and left half of the monastery in … Continue reading →

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1982 – Megistis Lavra, some last pictures before moving on

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

The passage through the kitchen. The cobbled stones look like they are polished by centuries of footsteps. A strong sense of beauty made me shiver here.This picture is taken from the cells at the inside of the eastern wall. An … Continue reading →

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1968 – The miraculous vine of St. Simeon at Chilandariou by Cuville in 1918

Posted on December 26, 2017 by

This autochrome (1918) by Fernando Cuville shows a small part the Katholikon of Chilandariou on the left, the famous vine of St. Simeon is growing in the direction of the well. In the background the clock and the bell tower. … Continue reading →

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1910 – Koutloumousiou monastery: part 3

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Let’s continue our exploration of the courtyard:The balconies in the North-East corner: the kitchen and the bakery (Γ 1 and Γ 3), with a large clock on the wall. Here are pilgrim Gert Jan and me standing in front of the … Continue reading →

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1615 – The worn steps in the Katholikon of Chilandariou

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

The Katholikon (church) of the Serbian monastery of Chilandariou was built in the beginning of the 14th century. The outer narthex, here on the photo, is a later addition but if you look closer at the worn steps of the … Continue reading →

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