Monastery Collection

The Venerable Bede translating the last chapter of St John. The Illustration from An Outline of Christianity edited by
1275249 The Venerable Bede translating the last chapter of St John. The Illustration from An Outline of Christianity edited by As Peake et al (Waverley, c 1910.) by Penrose

Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery inside Namobuddha complex, Dhulikhel, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

North side of Mount Everest (Chomolungma), from Rongbuk monastery, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Vlacherna Monastery, Kanoni, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Tiger-Nest, Taktshang Goempa monastery hanging in the cliffs, Bhutan

Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. King Edwin built a small church here c. 630. St. Hilda founded a monastery in 656. The present ruined Norman Abbey was built circa 1222. Date: founded circa 656

Sevanavank (Sevan Monastery) by Lake Sevan, Armenia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Asia

Sherborne Abbey 29672_051
Sherborne Abbey, Dorset. Photographed in September 2015

Kumbum Stupa in Gyangze, Tibet China
Gyantse Kumbum Stupa, Tonnaja Travel Photography, 579213774

Wheel of life wall art, Tikse (Tiksay) gompa (monastery), Tikse (Tiksay), Ladakh, Indian Himalaya, India, Asia

Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high
JLJ4600203 Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high official of the Vatican brings the cardinals bar to the monk occupies the menagery activities in

Potala Palace, Tibet, China
Potala Palace is the landmark of Tibet. It is an immense religious and administrative complex in Lhasa, southern Tibet Autonomous Region, southwestern China

Senanque Sabbey Landscape with its lavender field, Provence
Famous Senanque abbey in Vaucluse with its lavender field in full bloom. Gordes, Provence, France

Sikkim, Gangtok. This colorful mandala appears to be lit from within, at Rumtek Monastery, in Gangtok, Sikkim

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tibetan Buddhist wheel of life rock sculpture at Dazu Rock Carvings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chongqing Municipality, Fujian Province, China, Asia

The Stupa, Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Holy Monastery of Holy Trinity at sunrise, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Meteora Monasteries, Greece, Europe

White Tara, Tibetan thanka, Shedub Choekhor Ling Monastery, Mont Saleve, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Haghpat Monastery complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Haghpat, Lori Province, Armenia

St. Michaels gold-domed cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe
St. Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Originally built in the Middle Ages, the monastery comprises the Cathedral itself, the Refectory of St

Romania, Bucovina, Exterior of Voronet monastery
Exterior of Voronet monasteryThe Voronet Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voronet, now a part of the town Gura Humorului

St. Michaels gold-domed cathedral, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine, Europe

Muchelney Abbey J040055
MUCHELNEY ABBEY, Somerset. Aerial view reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn of the abbey in the 16th century from the South West

Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival

India, Ladakh, Thiksey. The immense and beautifully gilded Maitreya Buddha in the Chamkhang temple at Thiksey Monastery

Wroxton Abbey is a modernised, 17th century Jacobean manor house built on the foundations of a 13th century Augustinian priory

Cityscape with Certosa di San Martino and Mount Vesuvius Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

The Big Buddha statue, Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Statue of the Buddha, the largest in Asia, Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am
Carthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am

Aerial dusk view over Saint Michaels Mount, Marazion, near Penzance, Cornwall, England

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

Ethiopian Monastery and Church of The Holy Sepulchre, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Sunset over Lourdata Bay, monastery prominent, near Lourdata, Kefalonia (Kefallonia, Cephalonia), Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Khor Virap Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, at the foot of Mount Ararat, Ararat Plain, Yerevan, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus: mosaic, Jacob wrestling with an angel, Genesis 32 and Hosea 12 Date: 2011

Celtic Monastery, Skellig Michael, UNESCO World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Jordanian flag in front of Al Deir (the Monastery) at sunset, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Wall painting of the wheel of life, Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia

Church, Monastery of St. John, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus dating from the 5th century, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Giant incense sticks, Chinese moon festival, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monks during Za-Zen meditation in the Zazen Hall, Elheiji Zen Monastery, Japan, Asia

Hands, Za-Zen meditation, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Taktshang Goemba (Tigers Nest) Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Monks Copying Manuscript
Monastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery

Stone Stairway, Skellig Michael, Skellig Islands, County Kerry, Ireland

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

Saint David
SAINT DAVID (DEWI SANT) Patron saint of Wales who founded a monastery in the area of Pembrokeshire now named after him. His feast day is 1st March

Resident monk at chapel door, Paleokastritsa Monastery, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

St. Michaels Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

St Bernard of Clairvaux
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux

Icon of St. Luke at Aghiou Pavlou monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mount Athos, Greece, Europe

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Veliko Tarnovo-area, Preobrazhenski Monastery, built in 1825, with murals by famous painter Zahari Zograf, interior

Geghard Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Armenia

Khor Virap Armenian Apostolic Church monastery and Ararat Plain, at the foot of Mount Ararat, Yerevan, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France

St. Michaels Church, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Romania - Iasi - Various views
Scenes from Iasi, Romania, including the Royal Court of Moldavia (bottom left), a general view over the town, a statue of Miron Costin (a Moldavian (Romanian) political figure and chronicler

Medieval scholar, 16th century

Jesus wall painting in the Kykkos monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, Europe

Shakyamuni Buddha statue in Main Hall, Po Lin Monastery, Tung Chung, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Statue of Maitreya (The Future Buddha), Tikse Gompa, Ladakh, India, Asia

Mount Alvernia monastery, Cat Island, The Bahamas, West Indies, Central America

Monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Montserrat Monastery founded in 1025, Catalunya (Catalonia) (Cataluna), Spain, Europe

Cathedral of the Assumption in winter snow, Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius, Sergiev Posad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moscow area, Russia, Europe

Detail of golden plaque of Yamantaka, Doorkeeper of the South, a Tantric Tibetan God, at Erdeni Dzu Monastery at Karakorum, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Wheel of life wall art, Tikse (Tiksay) gompa (monastery), Tikse (Tiksay), Ladakh, Indian Himalaya, India, Asia

Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent
A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time

Hedwig of Silesia
SAINT HEDWIG (or JADWIGA) at age 12 marries herzog Heinrich von Schlesien, and at his death enters the Cister- -cian monastery they founded. She performs many miracles

Dryburgh Abbey, c1850. Located on the banks of the River Tweed, Scotland, the abbey was founded in 1152 by Premonstratensian monks. From Old Englands Worthies, London, c1850

Margram Abbey Church
Margram Abbey church, near Port Talbot, Wales, a Cistercian monastery, founded by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, dedicated to St. Mary. The two towers were added later. Date: founded 1147

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Kiev, Ukraine

Icon at Aghiou Pavlou Monastery of Christ holding St. Johns book, Mount Athos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece

St. Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Youghal Abbey, County Cork, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
KW131453 Youghal Abbey, County Cork, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (17th c.). Oil on canvas

View over harbour and restaurants at dusk, Ayios Nikolaos, Lasithi region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The worlds oldest Christian monastery stands under Mount Sinai, St. Catherines Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A 12th century mosaic in Ganagobie Monastery church, Ganagobie, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, Europe

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

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Discover the serenity and spirituality of monastic life as you explore the Vlacherna Monastery in Kanoni, Corfu. Located in the enchanting Ionian Islands of Greece, this hidden gem offers a glimpse into the rich history of the Greek Islands and Europe. Embark on a spiritual journey to Sevanavank (Sevan Monastery) nestled by Lake Sevan in Armenia's breathtaking Caucasus region. Immerse yourself in Central Asia's mystical charm and witness the beauty that lies within this ancient monastery. Pay homage to Saint Brigid of Ireland at Sherborne Abbey 29672_051, a place where tranquility meets architectural grandeur. Experience a sense of peace as you step foot inside this sacred sanctuary. Marvel at Ostrog Monastery perched on a mountainside in Montenegro, offering awe-inspiring views of its surroundings. Explore both its upper church and exterior, immersing yourself in Montenegro's rich cultural heritage. Gaze upon the majestic North side of Mount Everest from Rongbuk monastery located amidst the towering Himalayas. Let your spirit soar as you take in nature's magnificence while being surrounded by centuries-old traditions. Journey to Romania's Bucovina region and admire Voronet monastery's stunning exterior adorned with vibrant frescoes. Witness firsthand how artistry intertwines with spirituality creating an unforgettable experience. Experience Thailand’s Loi Krathong festival as monks light khom loy candles and lanterns illuminating the night sky with their ethereal glow. Join locals in celebrating this magical event filled with joy and reverence. Explore Tibet’s iconic Potala Palace, an architectural masterpiece that stands tall amidst China’s serene landscapes. Discover Tibetan Buddhism’s profound influence on culture while basking in its tranquil ambiance. Visit St. Michaels gold-domed cathedral situated amidst Kiev’s picturesque skyline, offering solace for those seeking spiritual enlightenment. Feel inspired by the golden glow that radiates from this sacred place.