Recollections of Mount Athos
/ by Archimandrite Cherubim Karambelas
; with an introduction by Bishop Maximos
Translated as: Από το περιβόλι της Παναγίας (2008)Language: Αγγλικά ; of original work, Ελληνικά, Σύγχρονα (1453-...).Country: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής.Publication: Brookline, Massachusets (USA) : Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1987Description: 202 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 0917651448 (pbk.).Dewey: 271.8190949565 (Edition 23rd)Old Classification: Δ7 (Άγιον Όρος)Abstract: “This book springs from the author’s own personal monastic experience on Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain. Archimandrite Cherubim Karambelas spent only four years on Mount Athos. He was eighteen years old when he went to the Holy Mountain with the intention of staying there forever. However, he was forced, due to ill health, to return to wartime Athens. He was not to return to the Mountain again until many years later, and then only to visit a dying monk, a friend, who wished to see him before he died. At that time, he was the abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Paraclete which he established, located on the outskirts of Athens.” — From the Translator’s PrefaceSubject - Topical Name: προσωπικά ημερολόγια Subject - Geographical Name: Άγιον Όρος (Ελλάδα) -- Μοναχισμός Item type:
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| Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | |
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| Paraklitos Library Κεντρικά Βιβλιοστάσια | Άσκηση & Μοναχισμός | 271.8190949565 ΚαρΧ π/r 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available |
General Notes: Featuring an Introduction by Bishop Maximos of Pittsburgh, ‘Monasticism in the Orthodox Church’, with a helpful glossary of terms.
Notes Pertaining to Title and Statement of Responsibility: Translation of: Από το περιβόλι της Παναγίας - Νοσταλγικές αναμνήσεις.
Summary or Abstract: “This book springs from the author’s own personal monastic experience on Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain. Archimandrite Cherubim Karambelas spent only four years on Mount Athos. He was eighteen years old when he went to the Holy Mountain with the intention of staying there forever. However, he was forced, due to ill health, to return to wartime Athens. He was not to return to the Mountain again until many years later, and then only to visit a dying monk, a friend, who wished to see him before he died. At that time, he was the abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Paraclete which he established, located on the outskirts of Athens.” — From the Translator’s Preface
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