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2069 – radio amateur monk Apollo passed away May 5th 2019, 64 years old

Posted on August 27, 2019 by athosweblog

In 1980 monk Apollo moved in Monastery of Docheiariou in Mount Athos. In spring 1986 his monastery had remained without telephone for over five months, something not unusual on Mount Athos. One of the monks was injured in his eye … Continue reading →

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1888 – body of missing Ukrainian monk found near Filotheou

Posted on January 31, 2017 by athosweblog

In post 1882 I reported about the winter conditions on Athos and I showed you beautiful pictures of Athos in the snow. On January 30th on the internet the sad news appeared that the snowstorms on Athos took the life of … Continue reading →

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1842 – My first trip to Mount Athos in 1989

Posted on September 4, 2016 by athosweblog

I went to Athos for the first time in 1989 together with my two brothers and friend Jaap. My brother Wim had bought a  second hand Saab Turbo for holiday use and so we decided to go by car from … Continue reading →

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