Monastic Collection (#12)

Israel. Jerusalem. Cathedral of Saint James, 12th century, headquarters of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Armenian Quarter. Exterior

Middle Ages. Monastic life. Episodes from the life of Saint Dominic. Miniature at Theologia Varia 14th and 15th centuries

San Millan de Suso Monastery. San Millan de la Cogolla. Spai
Spain. La Rioja. San Millan de la Cogolla. Monastery of San Millan de Suso, built in different styles: Visigoth (6th-7th centuries), Romanesque (10th century) and Mozarab (11th century). Exterior

Spain. Aragon. Beranuy. Romanesque monastery of Santa Mari?a de Obarra. Central apse decorated with lombard arcs. Detail

Yuso Monastery. San Millan de la Cogolla. Refectory. La Rioj
Yuso Monastery. It was originally erected in 1053 and rebuilt in Romanesque style after Herrera during the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Refectory. San Millan de la Cogolla. La Rioja. Spain

Yuso Monastery. San Millan de la Cogolla. Entrance to the ch
Yuso Monastery. It was originally erected in 1053 and rebuilt in Romanesque style after Herrera during the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Entrance to the church. San Millan de la Cogolla

Yuso Monastery. San Millan de la Cogolla. La Rioja. Spain
Yuso Monastery. It was originally erected in 1053 and rebuilt in Romanesque style after Herrera during the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. San Millan de la Cogolla. La Rioja. Spain

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Lombard bell tower. Catalon
Benedictine Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Founded around the year 900. The present building is dated 11th century. Lombard bell tower. Catalonia. Spain

Monastery of Sant Pere de Roda. Catalonia. Spain
Monastery of Sant Pere de Roda (St Peter of Roses). Founded around the year 900. Benedictine monastery. The present building is dated 11th century. Lombard style bell tower. Cap de Creus

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Catalonia. Spain
Benedictine Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Founded around the year 900. The present building is dated 11th century. Scenery. Catalonia. Spain

Myanmar - Mandalay - The Queens Golden Palace (Kyoung)
Myanmar - Mandalay - The Queens Golden Palace / Monastery (Kyoung) Date: circa 1910s

Pierre Fourier
PIERRE FOURIER de Mattaincourt French churchman, monastic founder and educator. Date: 1565 - 1640

Petrus De Backere
PETRUS DE BACKERE Dutch Dominican poet and theologian, depicted wearing his monastic cowl. Date: 1517 - 1601

German Monastic School
A monastic school in medieval Germany. Date: circa 15th century

German Monastic Charity
A German monk distributes soup to the poor at the door of his partly ruined monastery Date: early 19th century

Monks in Beer Cellar
German monks in their bier keller Date: 1869

Scholarly Monks
The monastic establishments were virtually the only repositories of learning during the Middle Ages. Date: medieval

Council of Anagni
At the Council of ANAGNI, Thomas Aquinas defends the monastic orders against an attack by Guillaume de Saint Amour, in the presence of pope Alexander IV Date: 1256

Monastery, Vallombrosa, Tuscany, Italy
" SHOULD you be in Florence in the summer, visit Vallombrosa, one of the greatest natural curiosities in Tuscany, though Milton mentions only an ordinary circumstance

Chapel in St Benedicts, Subiciao, Italy
The Monastery of St Benedicts is located South East of Rome. It enshrines the cave (Sacro Speco) in which St. Benedict lived as a hermit before he founded his first monastic community

Boy Novices at Santa Maria del Sasso, near Bibbiena, Italy Date: 1905

Santa Maria del Sasso, near Bibbiena, Italy Date: 1905

The Chapel of the Stigmata - St Francis of Assisi
The Chapel of the Stigmata - marking the spot on Mount Verna where St Francis of Assisi received the stigmata. Date: 1905

Green Cloister of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. Showing the entrance to the famous Spanish Chapel, and one of the elaborate and beautiful Gothic windows. Date: 1905

Baden Wurttemberg, Neresheim: Monastery and Abbey Church
Germany, Baden Wurttemberg, Neresheim: Building for monks, church of the Abbey. Date: 2014

Caldey Island, Wales - Cistercian monastic community
Caldey Island, Wales off the southwest coast, near Tenby. Home to a community of Cistercian monks since the 6th century. Date: circa 1920s

Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset
Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, a medieval monastery at Glastonbury, Somerset. Date: 20th century

Menorca, Ciutadella: Portal of the St. Augusti Church
SPAIN, Balearic Islds. Menorca, Ciutadella: Portal of the St. Augusti Church and monastery Date: 2013

Paris, France - Eglise de Saint Jean de Lateran. Date: 1881

Umberto III The Blessed, Count of Savoy
Umberto III, surnamed The Blessed (1135-1189), Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. He preferred the monastic life to being a prince, but married four times for dynastic reasons

Capuchin Monastery, Turin, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Monk, Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Monk standing in an ornate doorway at Certosa di Pavia, a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy. Date: late 19th century

Cloisters, Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Cloisters, Certosa di Pavia, a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy. Date: late 19th century

Buddhist monks, India. Date: circa 1890s

Cyprus - Bellapais Monastery - Sarcophagus. Two Roman sarcophagi lie in the ruins of the Bellapais Monastery - used by the monks as wash basins! Date: circa 1930s

Mount Athos Convent. Mount Athos is situated in the peninsula of Halkidiki, the peninsula of Athos. It is the only place in Greece that is completely dedicated to prayer and worship of God

Escorial Monastery
The Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, was founded by Philip II and built between 1563 and 1584. Date: 16th century

Bowling Monks
Black monks bowling in Italy. Date: 1930s

Gardening Monk
Father Anthony, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his entry into the Monastery of La Valsainte, Switzerland. At 78, he is still a keen gardener. Date: 1930s

Monastery Hospice
A St. Bernard monastery hospice, Switzerland. Date: 1930s

Monastery Refectory
A Benedictine monk from the monastery of Lerin, France, arranging the tables for mealtime in the refectory. Date: early 1930s

Virgin Immaculate Appearing Four Saints 1634-89
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Hotel Relais Il Chiostro, Franciscan monastery with a cloister, Pienza, UNESCO World Heritage Site Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Florence Charterhouse (Certosa di Firenze or Certosa del Galluzzo, 14th century)), Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Europe, Italy, Camogli. Two nuns walk along the Via Republica area of town. Credit as
Italy, Camogli. Two nuns walk along the Via Republica area of town. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Europe, Greece, Meteora. Skulls of monastics on shelves in Grand Meteora Monastery
Greece, Meteora. Skulls of monastics on shelves in Grand Meteora Monastery. Credit as: Bill Young / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Shiri Shiri Uttar Kamalabari Satra, Hindu Vaishnev, monastery, on Majuli Island, Assam State, northeast India, turbaned man with a knife walking over a wooden boardwalk

Thukje Chuling Nunnery in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, hands of a nun in a red robe carrying a metal teapot

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