Călătoria ieromonahului Chiriac din Mănăstirea Secu la Muntele Athos (1840-1841)
Hieromonk Chiriac’s journey from Secu Monastery to Mount Athos (1840-1841)

Summary/Abstract: Starting with the second half of the 18th century, many monks from monasteries of the Neamţ region in Moldavia went to Mount Athos, just as their hegumen, Saint Paisius Velichkovsky, did in mid-18th century. Some of the monks decided to stay at Athos, others did only the pilgrimage, others returned to the monasteries of Neamţ and Secu. Among the latter, some decided to share their pilgrimage experience in writing, such as the scholar hieromonk (ieromonachos) Chiriac of the Secu monastery. In the following pages, we publish integrally his description of the pilgrimage to the Mount Athos monasteries.

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