Convent Collection

Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala
Santa Catalins Arch or Arco de Santa Catalina is probably the most iconic place in Antigua Guatemala, it was was built in 1693 - 1694 to allow nuns to cross the street without being seen

St Hildegard Von Bingen
SAINT HILDEGARD VON BINGEN German religious Founder and abbess of convent of Rupertsberg

Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes, 1779. Painting by Bernardo Rodriguez. Quito School. Colonial baroque. Painting. ECUADOR. PICHINCHA. Quito. Convent of San Francisco

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Upper church of Ostrog Monastery, Montenegro
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church situated against an almost vertical background, in Montenegro

Ostrog Monastery, Montenegro
The Monastery of Ostrog is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church situated against an almost vertical background, in Montenegro

Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia
View of the Ascension Cathedral, with belfry on the left, 55km south of the city of Omsk, Siberia, Russia. It belongs to the Achairsky Monastery, which was founded in 1905

Covent Garden Porters
Covent Garden was formerly the convent garden of the abbey of Westminster : it was for many years Londons major fruit and vegetable market. Date: 1924

Russia / Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod: Convent of the Annunciation

Alverton House Lodge, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Alverton House Lodge exterior with two ladies. The oldest part of the house dates from 1830 and was built for William Tweedy of Truro Vean

Christopher Columbus at La Rabida, 1872. By F. Adam
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Genoese navigator. Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1872. Copy by F. Adam of the homonimous painting by Eduardo Cano de la Pena. Maritime Museum. Barcelona

Alverton House, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The rear of Alverton House showing two wings. The oldest part of the house dates from 1830 and was built for William Tweedy of Truro Vean

ST Therese Sacristan
Therese Martin (1873 - 1897) performing the functions of sacristan in her convent

Portugal, Tomar. Tomar Castle, Knights of the Templar fortress, castle and convent. Convent of Knights of Christ. Romanesque architecture. Spiral staircase of the great cloister

Austria, Melk monastery, baroque spiral staircase down to the Church of the Abbey, Wachau Valley

Aerial view, Antigua, Guatemala
Elevated view of La Merced Church and the city of Antigua, Guatemala, Volcan de Agua at background. It is probably the most beautiful church in Antigua, it was was finished in 1767

FRANCE: CLUNY, 1095. Left: While on his way to Clermont, France, to proclaim the First Crusade in 1095, Pope Urban II, surrounded by cardinals, consecrates the convent Church of Cluny

Perugia, Italy, he capital city of Umbria, at dawn

Collegiate Church, Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). Santa Teresa s
TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). Santa Teresas autographic letter. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Avila. Convent of Saint Teresa

Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas
The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba - a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank (east of Bethlehem)

Las Capuchinas, Convent Ruins, Antigua, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan de Nalda. Castilian Spanish-Flemish School. It comes from the Convent of Santa Clara (Palencia). Gothic art. Painting. SPAIN

Gardening Nuns
January 1909: Sisters of Anglet, nuns from the order of St. Bernard in the garden of the nunnery. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Christs Convent John III cloister, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomar, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Christs convent gate, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomar, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Ex Convento Dominico de la Natividad, Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico, North America

Israel, Mount Carmel. The statue of Prophet Elijah at the courtyard of the Carmelite Sanctuary and Convent at the Muhraka

Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria of Guadalupe), a Unesco World Heritage Site. Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain

St. Mary's Dominican Convent, Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
The South View of St. Mary's Dominican Convent, Cabra, an inner suburb on the northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Date: 1905

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Corridor with red walls and columns at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Corridor with red walls and columns at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Blue corridor at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Plants by red walls at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Walkway at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Walkway at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Crosses at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Red doorway of Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Entrance of Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Crosses at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Passageway with plants at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Fountain at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Passageway with red wall at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Open door with blue wall at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Red walkway at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Red walkway at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Blue and red doorway of Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Passageway Calle Cordoba with plants at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Fountain at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Fountain at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Tree at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Red walkway at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Tree at cloister Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Red doorway of Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Blue and red doorway of Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Passageway Calle Cordoba with plants at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

Passageway Calle Cordoba with plants at Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

The Holy Transfiguration monastery in Avdellero, Larnaca District, Cyprus

El Caballero de Paris, Gentleman from Paris Sculpture by the Minor Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, La Habana Vieja, Havana, La Habana Province, Cuba

The Holy Convent Evangelismos, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Unfinished chapels, Batalha monastery (Mosteiro da Batalha), Batalha, Portugal

Convent Of Agios Savvas Above Pothia, Kalymnos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Serra do Pilar, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal

Round Templar church of the Convent of the Order of Christ, Tomar, Centro, Portugal

Interior of the Round church (charola) decorated with late Gothic painting and sculptures, Convent of the Order of Christ, Tomar, Centro, Portugal

View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by
AIS5342024 View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Elisenda de Montcada in Barcelona (drawing); © Iberfoto

The descent from Mount Carmel, 1882 (engraving)
7336192 The descent from Mount Carmel, 1882 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the top, the convent and the lighthouse, in the middle of the mountain)

Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. Confessional. Hendrik Frans Verbruggen (?)
7142829 Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. Confessional. Hendrik Frans Verbruggen (?).; (add.info.: Grimbergen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. South aisle. The altar. 1741-1760
7142826 Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. South aisle. The altar. 1741-1760.; (add.info.: Grimbergen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. The high altar. Frans Langhemans. 1701. Detail
7142824 Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. The high altar. Frans Langhemans. 1701. Detail.; (add.info.: Grimbergen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Former abbay. Wall paintings. Louis Bert de l'Arbre. 1870. Neo-Gothic
7142041 Former abbay. Wall paintings. Louis Bert de l'Arbre. 1870. Neo-Gothic.; (add.info.: Hunnegem, Geraardsbergen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Claustro Real, Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo)
6436312 Claustro Real, Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo); Batalha, Portugal; (add.info.: The Royal Cloister. The monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Stained glass window in the Sala do Capitulo or Chapterhouse, Batalha Monastery, Portugal, 1514 (photo)
6436163 Stained glass window in the Sala do Capitulo or Chapterhouse, Batalha Monastery, Portugal, 1514 (photo); (add.info.: The window shows a triptych of Christ's Passion and dates from 1514)

Capelo do Fundador, Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo)
6436190 Capelo do Fundador, Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo); (add.info.: The Founder's Chapel. The monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Convent and orphanage, Mount St Mary's, Leeds (engraving)
8676835 Convent and orphanage, Mount St Mary's, Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convent and orphanage, Mount St Mary's, Leeds, Yorkshire)

Painter painting a fresco in Florence during the Renaissance (Fra Angelico at the Convent of San Marco? )
NWI4871216 Painter painting a fresco in Florence during the Renaissance (Fra Angelico at the Convent of San Marco? ). Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Patio of the cloister of boxwood, 17th century convent, Museum of Fine Arts of Seville (Spain)
JEB4936325 Patio of the cloister of boxwood, 17th century convent, Museum of Fine Arts of Seville (Spain); (add.info.: Patio of the cloister of boxwood, 17th century convent)

The poet canoness Hrotsvita of Gandersheim (Hrotsvitha, Hroswitha, Hrotsvit)
ELD4931363 The poet canoness Hrotsvita of Gandersheim (Hrotsvitha, Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, Roswitha and Hroswitha) (10th century)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche (07), Saint-Romain-ay (saint roman d'ay)
LUX4815925 France, Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche (07), Saint-Romain-ay (saint roman d'ay): The entrance to the convent with the statue of our lady of Ay, 1907; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Brittany: A nun in her convent, 1880
LUX4815733 France, Brittany: A nun in her convent, 1880; (add.info.: France, Brittany: A nun in her convent, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

The ancient church of the Carmo Convent in Lisbon
3561084 The ancient church of the Carmo Convent in Lisbon by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Lisbon, Portugal 1900-1910 ca. Date of Artwork: XIV sec)

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"Journey through Time and Faith: Exploring the Enchanting World of Convents" Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes: A captivating tale that unfolds within the walls of a convent, where Saint Anthony mesmerizes his aquatic audience with words of wisdom. St Hildegard Von Bingen: Unveiling the extraordinary life and spiritual legacy of this remarkable medieval mystic, composer, and writer who found solace in her secluded convent. Ostrog Monastery, Montenegro: Discovering tranquility amidst breathtaking landscapes at this ancient Orthodox Christian monastery perched high on a cliffside. Upper church of Ostrog Monastery, Montenegro: Delving into the architectural marvels and divine beauty that grace the upper church, offering pilgrims a glimpse into heavenly realms. ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation: Immersing ourselves in Fra Angelico's masterpiece depicting an ethereal encounter between Archangel Gabriel and Virgin Mary within a sacred convent setting. Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala: Embarking on a visual journey where natural wonders harmoniously coexist with colonial charm near an enchanting convent town. Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece: Marveling at another awe-inspiring creation by Fra Angelico as he captures the profound moment when angelic tidings are delivered to Mary within her peaceful sanctuary. Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia: Uncovering grandeur beyond compare at this majestic Russian Orthodox cathedral nestled amidst serene surroundings—a testament to devotion spanning centuries. Covent Garden Porters (Russia / Nizhny Novgorod): Peering into history as we witness porters laboriously carrying goods through bustling streets adjacent to a hidden gem—a tranquil convent awaiting discovery. Christopher Columbus at La Rabida, 1872.