Monasteries Collection

Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint 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

The Pilgrimage of Grace (October 1536-October 1537) - a massive protest against Henry VIIIs break with the Roman Catholic Church, the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Ruins of Tintern Abbey
The ruins of Tintern Abbey situated in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye. Founded on May 9th 1131 by the Lord of Chepstow, dating back to the Cistercian monks

Dramatic clifftop Monasteries on Meteora, Greece. (left) The Great Meteoron Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (right) Varlaam Monastery. Date: circa 1950s

Monasteries of St Barlaam and Meteoron, Greece
Monasteries of St Barlaam and Meteoron, Meteoron Rocks, Northern Greece Date: 1901

King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509. He is dressed in anachronistic Victorian outfit of top hat, coat, chain breeches and boots

The Anglican Chapel of St Leonard in Tivington, Somerset, England. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the chapel was secularised and a fireplace installed at the east end

PAKISTAN. Taxila. Jaulian Temple. Archaeological site. 6th c. B.C. - V c. A.D. Budha in meditation. Alto-relief. Hindu art. Gandharan period. Relief on rock

Cyprus - Stavrovouni Monastery - founded by Saint Helena
Stavrovouni Monastery in Cyprus - founded by Saint Helena (Saint Constantines mother) in around 327-329 AD - one of the oldest monasteries in the world. Date: circa 1930s

Roberto Di Salentino
saint ROBERTO DI SALENTINO Italian Benedictine who founded 14 monasteries Date: 1271 - 1341

Spain. Castrojeriz. Collegiate church
Collegiate Church of Nuestra Se񯲡 del Manzano. 13th c. SPAIN. Castrojeriz. Rose window. Gothic art. Architecture

Myanmar - Mandalay - Shwe Inbin Monastery. Date: circa 1910

Mount Athos - a mountain and peninsula in Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Shwe Inbin Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). Date: circa 1907

Abbey of Santa Maria da Vitoria. PORTUGAL. Batalha. Abbey of Santa Maria da Vitoria. Arch. Gothic art. Architecture

SPAIN. Vimbod�Monastery of Poblet. Cister Monasteries
SPAIN. Vimbod� Monastery of Poblet. Cister Monasteries Route. Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet. Interior of the church. Choir chairs and alabaster altapiece by Damiࠆ orment

Kitchen of the St. Martins Charterhouse (Certosa di San Martino). 17th c. Painting. ITALY. Naples. San Martino National Museum

Monastery of the Hieronymites, interior
Interior of the Monastery of the Hieronymites in Lisbon, Portugal, showing the nave and ribbed vaulted ceiling. Mostly built in the early 16th century in the Manueline-style (Portuguese late-Gothic)

Buildwas Abbey, Shropshire, one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in England, founded for the monks from Savigny by Roger de Clinton in 1135. Date: founded 1135

The Meteora, Greece - Kalabaka
The Meteora (" suspended rocks", " suspended in the air" or " in the heavens above" ) - one of the largest

Monk copyist
It was in the monasteries that books were written and copied. A monk works on an illuminated manuscript. Date: Medieval

Romania - Namoesci Monastery
Romania - Hillside Namoesci Monastery

Chester Cathedral was originally a Benedictine monastery, only becoming a cathedral in 1536 on the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII

C14 Monks Singing
Three monks singing

Boniface in Germany
Devon-born saint BONIFACE is sent by pope Gregorius II to evangelise the German pagans. He destroys the oak of Thor, founds monasteries, but is murdered by pagans. Date: 675? - 754?

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