Diveyevo pilgrims of the early twentieth century in photographs by Maxim Petrovich Dmitriev.

 

Photo of Elder Athanasius, Mt. Athos

Elder Athanasius, brother of the Monk Joseph the Hesychast. The worms eat his legs. “It is better to suffer here on earth than to suffer in the next life,” said the elder.
He is supported by the arm of the recently deceased Archimandrite Efrem from St. Andrew's Skete, at that time a young monk.

An angel counts the footsteps of a man walking to the temple (fresco, Romania)

 

Crowded at the Seraphim-Diveevo monastery. People flock to the feast of St. Seraphim of Sarov, August 1/July 19

 

"Lord, save me!"

 

Procession in Pouring Rain

 

Elder Joseph of Vatopedi

 

Winter scenes

 

The Church of Bethlehem is located about 4000 meters above sea level on the glacier path to Kazbeg, (5340 m) Georgia

 

Hermit houses in the Russian desert. From the Escape series by Danila Tkachenko.

 

"Monument to Greek monks, English, New Zealand and Australian soldiers who defended Crete during the German landing in 1941."

 

Beautiful art. St. Nil Stoblensky on Mt. Athos

 

His Eminence the Metropolitan of Drama, Paul, officiated at the first pilgrimage of Saint George the Younger (Karslides). According to the synaxarion of the saint, the pilgrimage took place where the prophet Elijah appeared to the saint in the hollow of a tree.

When the Church was persecuted.