Mount Athos: The phiale next to the main church (Katholikon) at the Vatopedi Monastery
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4722.9668 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Film negative, approximately quarter plate size, an original negative. |
| Dimensions | 11 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Vatopedi Monastery Mount Athos |
| Dates | 1911 |
| Donor/Creator |
Hasluck, Dr Frederick William |
| Project | Hasluck in Mount Athos 1911 |
| Scope and Content | Part of a series of images taken by F.W. Hasluck during the course of his visit to Mount Athos in 1911. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athos: Vatopedi, Phiale". |
| Notes | Date based on Hasluck's visit to Mount Athos to research his book, Mount Athos and its Monasteries (1924). According to Hasluck in his book, the phiale is a sacred well, often with a free-standing structure with a decorated domed cover supported by 8 or more columns. |
| Further information | From its beginning, Vatopedi has always been a large and prosperous monastery. Its early traditions include the usual tales: founding by Constantine, destroyed by Julian, re-founded by Theodosius, sacked by the Arabs. However, documentation indicates that it was founded by three Adrianopolitans in the late 10th century and also recognises that early benefactors included the founders of the Hilandar Monastery. Over the centuries it has had many Imperial and noble benefactors. It is a spacious monastery with numerous chapels along with the 10th century katholikon (modelled on that of Lavra) dedicated to the Annunciation. Hasluck, in 1911, describes the date of the buildings as early - from the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries along with restorations and the addition of a hospital in the 19th. Hasluck, F.W. 1924. Athos and its Monasteries, London: Kegan Paul (pp. 150-155) |