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Tag Archives: Serail
1958 – Death in the Serail
The Russian period in the Serail ended in a sad way because there came no fresh blood from the Soviet Union. It is described in various posts in the blog, for instance here.The tomb of the founder of the skete: Hegumen … Continue reading
1852 – Skiti Andreou by Gerard Koolschijn
Photo by Gerard Koolschijn: Sk. Andreou, the red chapel, in 1970 with Dutch writer Nicolaas Matsier (Tjit Reinsma) sitting on the stairs of the katholicon. Dutch writer and translater Gerard Koolschijn wrote in his autobiographical novel Geen Sterveling Weet how … Continue reading
1851 – The Russian skulls of skiti Andreou
When Raymond Geldermans travelled to the Holy Mountain in 1972 and in 1982 he found the skiti of Andreou, alias the Serail, completely in ruins. As Wim recently pointed out in recent posts the skiti still has its ruins. But … Continue reading
1845 – skiti Andreou September 2015
In this post I will show you some pictures from the backside of skiti Andreou, where not many people go. The pictures are from our last pilgrimage in September last year.The plan of skiti Andreou or Serail: A. Entrance B. Athonias … Continue reading
982 – postcards of Skiti Andreou – Serail
Today I found this postcard of Skiti Andreou without the church, that was used for the first time on June 16th 1900. On the back of this postcard it says 1917, but this picture must have been taken long before … Continue reading
