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The Wall-paintings of the Inner Narthex Efthymios N. Tsigaridas 29 October 2011 The inner narthex (mesonyktikon) of the katholikon is covered, as we have seen, with wall-paintings of 1760. An investigation has revealed the existence of an older layer of painting preserved, to an ...
The Wall-paintings of the Nave Efthymios N. Tsigaridas 29 October 2011 In the nave the iconographic programme is accommodated in three bands. The subjects of the Dodekaorton* predominate and are arranged on the three arches and the two lateral choirs. At the s...
St Nicholas Efthymios N. Tsigaridas 29 October 2011 The mosaic of St Nicholas survives in a conch above the entrance to the narthex of the chapel dedicated to him. The saint is shown against a gold background strictly full-face, to chest height,...
The Annunciation of the Exonarthex Efthymios N. Tsigaridas 29 October 2011 The spiritual, intellectual and artistic renaissance of the age of the Palaeologues receives expression in the second scene of the Annunciation (Figs 188,189), which is preserved in the exonarthex and...
The Annunciation in the Nave Efthymios N. Tsigaridas 29 October 2011 In the katholikon of the Vatopaidi Monastery, above the two columns which support the dome on the eastern side, there is a depiction of the Annunciation in two compartments (185 x 98 cm.), with the Ar...
The architecture of the Katholikon Stavros G. Mamaloukos 29 October 2011 In spite of the undisputed fact that the katholikon of the Monastery of Vatopaidi is one of the most distinguished monuments of the Holy Mountain, very few references to its history and architecture e...
Saint Ioakeim Pappoulakis Georgios Martzelos 29 October 2011 The Blessed Ioakeim, surnamed Pappoulakis, may be included in the catalogue of saints of Vatopaidi, because, although not officially canonised, he is honoured as a local saint in Ithaca. His life was ...
Saint Macarius Macres Georgios Martzelos 29 October 2011 Macarius was born in 1386 in Thessaloniki of a devout and distinguished family of the city, according to the Chronikon of Phrantzes, of Jewish origin. Having completed his general education in Thessal...
The Monastery’s Saints – Introduction Georgios Martzelos 29 October 2011 In a monastery such as Vatopaidi, with so rich a history and spiritual tradition, the saints who have lived and been active in it give us a striking picture not only of its history, but also of its sp...
The Skete of Fataciuni in the Prefecture of Tutova Florin Marinescu 29 October 2011 According to sources from the middle of the 17th century, an old church of the Dormition of the Theotokos is reported to have existed in this locality. It was burned down by the Tatars in 1711 and rem...
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