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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
Saint Brigid of IrelandSaint Brigid (Bride, Bridget) of Ireland (or of Kildare, or Mary of the Gael), one of Ireland's patron saints. She is thought to have been a slave who became a Christian nun
Wroxton Abbey is a modernised, 17th century Jacobean manor house built on the foundations of a 13th century Augustinian priory
Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 amCarthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am
Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus: mosaic, Jacob wrestling with an angel, Genesis 32 and Hosea 12 Date: 2011
Monks Copying ManuscriptMonastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery
St Bernard of ClairvauxSAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux
Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, RussiaView 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 DavidSAINT 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
Romania - Iasi - Various viewsScenes 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
Margram Abbey ChurchMargram 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
Monk Wine Cellar 14 CentA 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
The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (17th c.). Oil on canvas
Hedwig of SilesiaSAINT 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
Joseph Lyne (Ignatius)JOSEPH LEYCESTER LYNE known as Father Ignatius controversial Welsh churchman, founded monastery at Llanthony, believed in flat earth, etc. Date: 1837 - 1908
Buckfast Abbey, north view, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Dom Perignon, French monk known for wine-makingDom Perignon (1638-1715), French Benedictine monk who is often (incorrectly) credited with the invention of sparkling champagne
GREECE. Daphni. Dapni Monastery. Christ Pantocrator inside the dome (early Comnenian period, ca. 1100). Byzantine art. Mosaic
Mount Athos, Greece - Holy Monastery of IvironHoly Monastery of Iviron or Iveron, an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Date: circa 1910s
Saint Barbara, c. 1470, by Master of the Statues of KoudewatMaster of the Statues of Koudewater (active c. 1460-1480). Statue of Saint Barbara, c. 1470. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). Noble French, companion in the military campaign of Joan of Arc. Fighting in a city square. Illustration in Le Jouvencel (1461-1466) Folio 155 r
Carthusian MonksCarthusian monks of the tranquil monastery of La Valsainte, Switzerland, drinking from the village well, oblivious of World War Two. Date: early 1940s
Abbeville, France - Abbey of Saint Riquier founded in 799 Date: circa 1850s
Romania - Curtea de Arges MonasteryThe Cathedral of Curtea de Arges - a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Curtea de ArgeE, Romania. It is located on the grounds of the Curtea de Arges Monastery Date: circa 1920s
Trier, Germany - St Matthias AbbeyGermany - Trier. The oldest City in Germany - St Matthias Abbey Date: 1909
Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. SabasThe 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)
CROMWELLs ARCHCromwells Arch, Bovey Tracey, Devon. England, is all that remains of a monastery which stood on the site and and was finally demolished in 1822. Date: medieval
U Monk in Wine CellarU 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
Saint Hyacinth carrying an image of the VirginHyacinth, Silesian saint who escaped from the flames of Kiev during an attack on a monastery by the Tartars because he was carrying an image of the Virgin. His feast day is 17 August
Wedding of Edward and Eleonor of Castile, 1254Wedding of 14-year-old Prince Edward (later King Edward I of England) and 11-year-old Eleonor of Castile at the monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos, 1254
Mariannhill Monastery, Natal Province, South AfricaEntrance gatehouse of Mariannhill Monastery, originally a Trappist settlement near Pinetown, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1920
Masonic CharityThe duc de Chartres, Grand Master, holds a Masonic banquet for charity inside a Benedictine monastery Date: 1776
BASSA, Ferrer (1290-1348). Frescoes of the St Michael Chapel: Scenes of the Joys of Virgin Mary. 1343. SPAIN. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes
Saint James the Great (1st century-44). Statue. Facade ofSaint James the Great (1st century-44). Apostle and martyr. Baroque statue. Facade of Monastery of Saint John of Poyo. Galice. Spain
Contract of sale. The clergyman Bruno sell to Sentefred several lands. Parchment with visigothic writing. 815. From Sant Pere de Codinet Monastery. Chapter Archive. Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain
Caldey Island, Wales - The MonasteryCaldey Island, Wales off the southwest coast near Tenby - The Cistercian Monastery. Date: circa 1930s
Fort Augustus TowerThe Clock Tower of the Monastery of Fort Augustus, near Loch Ness, Inverness- shire, Scotland. Built c. 1870, it was raised to the dignity of an Abbey in 1882. Date: built circa 1870
Throwing snowballsA group of cheeky monks, step outside of their monastery to throw snowballs and unsuspecting passers-by
Ewenny Priory Church, Vale of Glamorgan, WalesEwenny Priory Church (Priordy Ewenni) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales - a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. Date: circa 1910s
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, ancient Roman templeVintage late 19th century photograph - The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in Rome
CharterhouseBirds eye view of the old Charterhouse. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century
Italy Florence Certosa del Galluzzo Monastery pre-1900
Certoss Monastery, Florence, Italy
Monastery of Simopetra, Mount Athos, Greece, early 1900s
Ling Yin Monastery, Hangzhou, China, early 1900s
Road to the Monastery, Hangzhou, China, early 1900s
Monastery near Beijing, China, early 1900s