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Background imageMonastery Collection: Codex Aemilianensis, s. X. Visigoth Bishops

Codex Aemilianensis, s. X. Visigoth Bishops
Codex Aemilianensis. 992-994. Five Hispano-Visigoth bishops. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Background imageMonastery Collection: Church of the Nativity, Armenian Monastery, Bethlehem

Church of the Nativity, Armenian Monastery, Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity and Armenian Monastery, Bethlehem. Date: 1920s

Background imageMonastery Collection: St. George monastery of Homeyra, Homs, Syria

St. George monastery of Homeyra, Homs, Syria
St. George monastery of Homeyra lies in Wadi Al-Nassara. between Homs and Tripoli, only few minutes away from the Knights Castle (Krak des chevaliers)

Background imageMonastery Collection: Visoki Decani monastery - Decan, Kosovo - Serbian Orthodox

Visoki Decani monastery - Decan, Kosovo - Serbian Orthodox
Visoki Decani, a major Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located in Decan, Kosovo. The monastic katholikon is the largest medieval church in the Balkans containing the most extensive preserved

Background imageMonastery Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - The Church of the Holy Apostles

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Church of the Holy Apostles
The Church of the Holy Apostles a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. With the conquest of the city by the Ottoman Turks

Background imageMonastery Collection: The Invincible Armada. Map of Robert Adams. Engraving

The Invincible Armada. Map of Robert Adams. Engraving
" The Invincible Armada. Map of Robert Adams. Engraving by Augustine Ryther in " Expeditions in Anglian, Vera Descriptio" (1588). SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Background imageMonastery Collection: GERMANY. Maulbronn. Maulbronn Monastery. Parlatorium

GERMANY. Maulbronn. Maulbronn Monastery. Parlatorium. Vaulted hall decorated with fresco paintings. Gothic art. Architecture

Background imageMonastery Collection: Trojan War. Greek camp and city of Troy. Fol

Trojan War. Greek camp and city of Troy. Fol. 40v of the Codex Benito Santa Mora (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Background imageMonastery Collection: BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila

BULGARIA. Rila. Monastery of Saint John of Rila. Nativity Church. 19th c. Detail. Fresco

Background imageMonastery Collection: SUNIFRED I (?-950). Detail of Sunyer I, count

SUNIFRED I (?-950). Detail of Sunyer I, count of Barcelona, Girona and Osona. Genealogy of the Crown of Aragon. ca. 1410. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Vimbod� Monastery of Poblet

Background imageMonastery Collection: Sancho Ramirez (1043-1094). King of Aragon (1063-1094)

Sancho Ramirez (1043-1094). King of Aragon (1063-1094) and King of Navarre (1076-1094) as Sancho V. Detail of Ramiro I Ram� z King of Aragon and Navarre with the name of Sancho V

Background imageMonastery Collection: BASSA, Ferrer (1290-1348). Frescoes of the St

BASSA, Ferrer (1290-1348). Frescoes of the St Michael Chapel: Scenes of the Joys of Virgin Mary. 1343. SPAIN. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Nativity. Gothic art. Fresco

Background imageMonastery Collection: Griffin

Griffin. Detail. It comes from a room situated in the Treasure Tower of the monastery. Fresco

Background imageMonastery Collection: Organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of the ornate organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Background imageMonastery Collection: Russian troops running from German attack, WW1

Russian troops running from German attack, WW1
Russian troops running from a suspected German cavalry attack, on the eastern front during the First World War. By 1917 the Russian army was becoming increasingly demoralised. Date: 1917

Background imageMonastery Collection: St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul

St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul
Byzantine Church and Monastery of St Mary Peribleptos - Istanbul, Turkey (Sulu Manastir). A string in the foreground holds a row of drying fish

Background imageMonastery Collection: Holy stone turtle, Karakorum, Mongolia

Holy stone turtle, Karakorum, Mongolia
One of the two famous holy stone tortoises or turtles at Karakorum, Mongolia, not far from the walls of the Erdene Zuu monastery

Background imageMonastery Collection: Monks Mending Sandals

Monks Mending Sandals
Monks from the Franciscan monastery of Gorheim, Germany. One mends his sandals with a hammer while another watches

Background imageMonastery Collection: Bayham Abbey 2 of 6

Bayham Abbey 2 of 6
Bayham Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery on the Kent and Sussex borders, was founded by Robert Thornham at the turn of the 12th century

Background imageMonastery Collection: Thomas Sutton

Thomas Sutton
THOMAS SUTTON - statesman and merchant venturer, which earned him enough to found the Charterhouse, at first a Carthusian monastery but later a school - with his autograph

Background imageMonastery Collection: Monastery of Piabeths Mosque

Monastery of Piabeths Mosque - Black and white colonnaded walk- trees outside Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Cyprus - Stavrovouni Monastery - founded by Saint Helena

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

Background imageMonastery Collection: Spain. Community of Madrid. Panorama of San Lorenzo de El

Spain. Community of Madrid. Panorama of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the Monastery of El Escorial from the Chair of Philiph II

Background imageMonastery Collection: Netley Abbey - The Chapter House

Netley Abbey - The Chapter House
The Chapter House, Netley Abbey - a ruined late medieval monastery at Netley near Southampton in Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Netley Abbey

Netley Abbey - a ruined late medieval monastery at Netley near Southampton in Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMonastery Collection: St. George Orthodox Monastery, Wadi Qelt, Palestine

St. George Orthodox Monastery, Wadi Qelt, Palestine
St. George Orthodox Monastery (Choziba) - a monastery located in Wadi Qelt, in the eastern West Bank, Palestine. The 6th century cliff-side complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens

Background imageMonastery Collection: Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine - Docks and Inkerman Monastery

Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine - Docks and Inkerman Monastery
A very early illustrated souvenir postcard depicting places in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine - The Waterfront / Docks and the Cave Monastery of St Clement at Inkerman. Date: circa 1898

Background imageMonastery Collection: Beirut, Lebanon, Mission - Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo

Beirut, Lebanon, Mission - Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo
Beirut, Lebanon - House of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo. Date: circa 1908

Background imageMonastery Collection: Grinding wheat - Deir Mar Yaqoub Monastery, Qara, Syria

Grinding wheat - Deir Mar Yaqoub Monastery, Qara, Syria
Two seated Women grind wheat using a rotary hand quern at Deir Mar Yaqoub, a monastery dedicated to Saint Jacob near Qara, Syria. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Netley Abbey, near Southampton, Hampshire

Netley Abbey, near Southampton, Hampshire
Ruins of Netley Abbey, a late medieval Cistercian monastery near Southampton, Hampshire. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Antiquarians at Greyabbey, County Down, Ireland

Antiquarians at Greyabbey, County Down, Ireland
Antiquarians visiting the ruins of the Cistercian Abbey-Monastery at Greyabbey (Grey Abbey), Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was founded in the 12th century. circa 1860

Background imageMonastery Collection: View of Mtatsminda Mountain, Tbilisi, Georgia

View of Mtatsminda Mountain, Tbilisi, Georgia (then part of Russia). Also shows St. Davids Monastery on the hillside and the School of Saint Nino. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMonastery Collection: Israel. Jerusalem. St. Francis Convent. Mount Zion. Courtyar

Israel. Jerusalem. St. Francis Convent. Mount Zion. Courtyard

Background imageMonastery Collection: St Marys Abbey, Melrose - viewed from the North-west

St Marys Abbey, Melrose - viewed from the North-west - a partly-ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. circa 1930s

Background imageMonastery Collection: St Marys Abbey, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

St Marys Abbey, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
St Marys Abbey, Melrose - viewed from the South-west - a partly-ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. circa 1910s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath

Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, Somerset - viewed from the north-east. circa 1930s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Inchcolm Monastery, Island of Inchcolm, Firth of Forth, Scot

Inchcolm Monastery, Island of Inchcolm, Firth of Forth, Scotland. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMonastery Collection: Kirkstall Abbey, Cistercian monastery, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Kirkstall Abbey, Cistercian monastery, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Nave - Kirkstall Abbey, Cistercian monastery, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMonastery Collection: Teampull Molaise Or the Monastery, Inishmurray

Teampull Molaise Or the Monastery, Inishmurray - a view of the derelict monastery and gravestones. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Sligo: Inishmurray Island). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageMonastery Collection: Plan of the Cashel on the Island of Inishmurray, Co. Sligo

Plan of the Cashel on the Island of Inishmurray, Co. Sligo - a plan of the Monastery and buildings of wag 700-713. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Sligo: Inishmurray Island)

Background imageMonastery Collection: Spain and Portugal - Monastery

Spain and Portugal - Monastery - View of building with tower, large cross in foreground. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMonastery Collection: Netley Abbey (East Window), Medieval Monastery in Hampshire

Netley Abbey (East Window), Medieval Monastery in Hampshire. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMonastery Collection: Netley Abbey (South Transept), Medieval Monastery in Hampshi

Netley Abbey (South Transept), Medieval Monastery in Hampshire. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMonastery Collection: Netley Abbey (interior), Medieval Monastery in Hampshire

Netley Abbey (interior), Medieval Monastery in Hampshire. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Background imageMonastery Collection: Sepulchre of Urraca de Canas (1192-1262) by Ruy Martinez de

Sepulchre of Urraca de Canas (1192-1262) by Ruy Martinez de
Urraca de Canas (1192-1262). Abbes of Monastery of Santa Maria of Canas. Sepulchre of Beata Urraca by Ruy Martinez de Bureba, 13th century. Detail. Nuns at the funeral. Las Canas. La Rioja. Spain

Background imageMonastery Collection: Royal Pantheon of kings of Navarre and later Castile and Leo

Royal Pantheon of kings of Navarre and later Castile and Leon. Monastery of Santa Maria la Real. Najera. La Rioja. Spain

Background imageMonastery Collection: Spain. Galicia. Palas del Rey. Church of St. James. Painting

Spain. Galicia. Palas del Rey. Church of St. James. Painting
Spain. Galicia. Palas del Rey. Church of St. James (old monastery of Vilar de Donas). Paintings of the central apse. 14th century. Portraits of founders of the family Donas

Background imageMonastery Collection: Round Tower, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

Round Tower, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland. Built of mica slate and granite, it is about 30 metres high, and was built as part of a medieval monastery founded by St Kevin. Date: circa 1960s



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