Pilgrimage to Spruce Island, Alaska » Monk's Lagoon and Icon Bay »  Viewing 1-35     [Image 9 of 37]  :: Jump To  
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1-31 * Sea vegetables strewn across the beach.

1-32 * The unfinished monastic building on Monks Lagoon, which contains a trapeza, chapel, small library, and sleeping areas for at least a dozen people.

1-33 * The Chapel inside the monastic house at Monks Lagoon.

1-34 * Fr. Andrew cooking up something tasty at Monks Lagoon.
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1-36 * The gate to the Meeting of the Lord Chapel on Monks Lagoon. It was built some years ago on the probable site of a church built by St. Herman. The Meeting of the Lord was St. Herman's favorite Feast Day.

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1-38 * Walking to the Meeting of the Lord Chapel.

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1-40 * Iconographic frescoes inside the Meeting of the Lord Chapel.
Comment: The pristine beach at Monk's Lagoon, probably looking very much like it did when St. Herman walked upon it over 200 years ago.
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