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2062 – Xenofontos, a photo survey within the monastery, part 3

Posted on July 10, 2019 by

In post 2057 and 2061 I showed the first two courtyards of Xenofontos monastery (the red letters A and B on the map below). Today we will take a closer look at courtyard C, that lies between the new katholicon … Continue reading →

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1971 – Some details of Koutloumousiou

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

The delightful overshadowed concrete path that connects Karyes with the monastery of Koutloumousiou. On the route the yearly procession with the most famous of icons, the Axión Estin, takes place. We tried to make contact with the people in this … Continue reading →

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1969 – The phiale of Koutloumousiou by Cuville in 1918

Posted on December 26, 2017 by

In 1918 the phiale on the courtyard of Koutloumousiou stood next to the entrance of the refectory (trapeza). On the right the entrance of the refectory with the semantron and the blue door. Autochrome by Fernand Cuville. This recent photo … Continue reading →

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1909 – Koutloumousiou monastery: part 2

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

Let’s continue my photo essay about Koutloumousiou, which I started in post 1903. Today we will walk around the outer walls and we will have a look inside the courtyard. Here is plan of the monasery (made in 2000) and … Continue reading →

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