X-Nico

unusual facts about Mt. Athos



Letter of Lentulus

The description agrees with the so-called Abgar picture of Jesus; it also agrees with the portrait of Jesus Christ drawn by Nicephorus, St. John Damascene, and the Book of Painters (of Mt. Athos).


see also

Dionysius of Fourna

He painted several icons in Mt. Athos, although the dates are indistinct (either 1701 or 1711) and at Karyes.