Phase One. The first phase of the Friends' Hilandar Appeal enabled the monks to build a new bakery for the Monastery (left), a source of both spiritual and material nourishment. It was initiated by a special fundraising event featuring an illustrated lecture by His Excellency Dr. Vladeta Jankovic, Ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro (see announcement).

Phase Two. Our Bridgewater Event in May, 2008 inaugurated the second phase of FoMA's Hilandar Appeal, which was dedicated to refurbishing the library, fostering the intellectual pursuits for which Hilandar has always been renowned.

Phase Three. In the current third phase of our Appeal, funds are to be devoted to equipping a room for the conservation of icons and manuscripts of which Hilandar has an incomparable collection. We call on our members to give as generously as they can, assuring them that every pound, euro, or dollar they donate will find its way to the monastery. We invite non members, as well, to support our Hilandar Appeal by an online contribution. Simply click the "Donate" button. Amounts are billed in the donor's currency; an exchange rate converter is available on online contribution page. Alternatively, you may simply contact the Friends of Mount Athos, or read on...

Donations to the Hilandar Appeal. Contributions to the Hilandar Appeal can be made by

• personal check made out to the FoMA Hilandar Appeal which can be mailed to your membership secretary
• online credit or debit-card payment
• direct deposit (funds transfer by wire)

Related News and Announcements.

Early Reportage on the Fire

GreekReporter.com -- coverage of HRH Prince Charles' support for FoMA Appeal

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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 Hilandar 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 Hilandar Before the Fire. These prints, 10 x 13.5 inches, are available either mounted or unmounted. Preview Hilandar 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

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Header Image: View of the Holy Mountain from a balcony at Stavronikita Monastery, with elements of the katholikon in the foreground.
Photograph by Robert W. Allison, © 2008.