Tag Archives: Raymond Geldermans

1915 – The red chapel of Andreou

Posted on May 21, 2017 by athosweblog

The history of the oldest chapel in the skiti of Andreou is written in post 1850. A short history in foto’s by Cuville (1918), Koolschijn (1970), Geldermans (1972), Wim Voogd (2015) en Herman Voogd (2017).Herman Voogd

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1854 – A meeting with an unknown Russian wandering monk (бродячая монах)?

Posted on October 4, 2016 by athosweblog

(Picture by Raymond Geldermans, July 1960) In July 1960, when Raymond Geldermans pilgrimated from Iviron to Pantocrator he found a uninhabited house. In its neighbourhood he saw two monks. One of them was Russian. They started talking. The monk didn’t … Continue reading →

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1847 – The story of a young Dutchman

Posted on September 16, 2016 by athosweblog

In the summer holidays of 1994 one of the pupils of Dutch teacher Raymond Geldermans made a big decision. It was a hot summer in the Netherlands. Nelson Mandela had just become the first black president in South Africa. The … Continue reading →

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1844 – Raymond Geldermans’ travels to the Holy Mountain

Posted on September 8, 2016 by athosweblog

Sometimes a chain of unexpected events leads to a surprising outcome. That is how most of the inventions arise. A former colleague of mine wanted a fresh start on the labour market after her world tour and after the birth … Continue reading →

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