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THE CHILANDAR FIRE AND THE CHILANDAR APPEAL

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The Chilandar Appeal. The Friends of Mount Athos are raising funds for the relief and rebuilding of Chilandar Monastery following the catastrophic fire of March 4, 2004. Funds raised by the Friends of Mount Athos are contributed directly to the Monastery.

The first phase of the Friends' Chilandar Appeal focused on rebuilding of the Monastery's bakery. Our Bridgewater Event in May, 2008 inaugurated the second phase of FoMA's Chilandar Appeal, which is concentrating on rebuilding the library. Please consider supporting the ongoing Chilandar Appeal by your attendance or contributions.


Two well known artists named Douglas, one a watercolorist, the other a photographer, are contributing the proceeds of their work sold through the Friends of Mount Athos.


 
Douglas Patterson's Watercolors of
Chilandar Before the Fire


 
Douglas Lyttle's newly released book,
Miracle on the Monastery Mountain


Doug Patterson, the well-known watercolorist and print maker from London, is known to FoMA members from recent exhibitions of his prints in England and because some have been shown at recent FoMA Annual General Meetings at Oxford. He has prepared a set of prints of a dozen original watercolors of Chilandar Before the Fire. These prints, 10 x 13.5 inches, are available either mounted or unmounted.

Preview Chilandar Prints | Order them


Doug Lyttle, also a long-time member of the Friends and well known professional photographer, has offered to dedicate his personal income from all copies sold here of this spectacular photographic and narrational history of the the last quarter century on the Holy Mountain, Miracle on the Monastery Mountain. Doug exhibited photos from the book two years ago at the FoMA AGM.

View Prospectus | Order it


The Chilandar Fire -- Reportage and Response

A repository of news and reportage on the Chilandar fire (listed by date) that have been posted by the Friends of Mount Athos. News items recorded here are drawn from the Press as well as from our members. Old news items remain here as an archive. This page does not make any attempt at comprehensive coverage of news related to Mount Athos, but depends on the reading and reports by members of the Friends of Mount Athos and other interested persons.

Readers are encouraged to suggest or post a news item for this page.
Go to Chilandar Appeal


Chilandar Fire March 2004
March 4, 2004. Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Catastrophic Fire at Chilandar Monastery

March 5, 2004. Kathimerini English Edition, "Fire guts medieval monastery"

March 6, 2004. Kathimerini English Edition, "Helandari Monastery 50% gutted by fire"

March 6, 2004. Serbian Government Website, "Government sends 10mln dinar assistance to Hilandar monastery"

March 8 2004. Official Information regarding donations to Chilandar Monastery to help recovery and rebuilding

March 9 2004. The Friends of Mount Athos Respond to the Chilandar Catastrophe

March 9 2004. H.R.H. Prince Charles Sends Message of Support to Chilandar Monastery

March 11 2004. Communiqué of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church©

March 15 2004. Prince Charles Leads Fundraising Efforts for Chilandar

March 15 2004. Friends of Mount Athos Fundraising Event for Chilandar

 


Maintained for the Friends of Mount Athos by
Robert W. Allison
North American Secretary, The Friends of Mount Athos
Dept. of Philosophy & Religion, Bates College
Lewiston, Maine 04240
http://www.athosfriends.org/Chilandar/