Tag Archives: Napoleon

1429 – Napoleon’s tent in Esfigmenou

Posted on July 9, 2013 by athosweblog

Photo thanks to Haritopoulos Facebook site “Remnants of a tent used on campaign by Napoleon Bonaparte are in safekeeping at Esphigmenou Monastery. Postwar French governments, among others, have asked to buy these priceless relics of French history, at any price, … Continue reading →

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805 – Ascension and the tent of Napoleon

Posted on May 21, 2009 by athosweblog

On the nightly news in France on may 19th 2009 (France 2, Journal de 20 heures), there was a report that a reporter visited the Esphigmenou Monastery (which is usually closed to outsiders) and the monks showed him around the … Continue reading →

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