Tag Archives: skulls

2197 – Grigoriou: the graveyard and ossuary

Posted on March 17, 2021 by athosweblog

Behind the second courtyard and the katholicon there is a hallway that leads to the back gate of the monastery. Immediately after leaving the monastery you will see the ossuary and the graveyard. The South wing of the monastery, seen … Continue reading →

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2178 – Saint John Chrysostomos and his chapel from 1888

Posted on November 13, 2020 by athosweblog

John Chrysostomos born 347 – 14 September 407, was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is honoured as a saint in many religions. The feast days of John Chrysostomom in the Eastern Orthodox Church are 14 September, 13 November … Continue reading →

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1958 – Death in the Serail

Posted on December 1, 2017 by athosweblog

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 →

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1945 – Maroudá, deepening insights.

Posted on October 15, 2017 by athosweblog

A few more pictures to give you a more detailed impression of the kellion of Maroudá, which belongs to Chilandariou. The official title of the place is: “Holy Cell of the Nativity of the Mother of God”.A nicely decorated water … Continue reading →

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1851 – The Russian skulls of skiti Andreou

Posted on September 28, 2016 by athosweblog

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 →

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1751 – more about the deserted kelli near Stavronikita

Posted on October 6, 2015 by athosweblog

On our last day of our recent pilgrimage we hiked from Stavronikita to Karyes. Soon after leaving the monastery we encounterd a deserted building, see light blue pin on the map below, with latitude 40.2625 and longitude 24.2564. The deserted … Continue reading →

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1750 – a room in a ruin….

Posted on September 28, 2015 by athosweblog

 On our way from Stavronikita to Karyes we passed just one of the many ruins on Mount Athos. When I went in to take a closer look I found this collection of skulls in a room……. Wim, 28/9

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1680 – Memento Mori in Dionysiou

Posted on February 16, 2015 by athosweblog

Just outside the gate of Dionysiou along the stone benches the path to Paulou starts. There are some old buildings on the left and a sea view on the right. The path narrows a bit and takes a sharp turn, … Continue reading →

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1671 – Lakkou Skiti 2

Posted on February 1, 2015 by athosweblog

Today we take a closer look at building nr 3 with its new church and the main church/ katholicon and the ossuary of the skete (A and B). Father Gabriel gave us the advice to visit the new church that … Continue reading →

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1551 – Esfigmenou: the ossuary

Posted on May 23, 2014 by athosweblog

When you leave the monastery and go West, you will first pass the gardens Here is picture of the gardens, shot towards the East. On the plan below you see buildings M5 (general store). The three buildings with the Psi … Continue reading →

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