Monastic Collection (page 4)

The Saint George the Zograf Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece
The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery - a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos (the " Holy Mountain" ) in Greece. Date: 1905

Cloisters of the Jeronimos Monastery, Belem, Portugal
Cloisters of the Jeronimos Monastery (Hieronymites Monastery), Belem District, Portugal. Date: circa 1910s

Sumela Monastery, Trabzon - Turkey
Monasteries of Sumela at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon was located on the historic silk road route and during the Ottoman period

Manadalay, Myanmar - Shwe In Bin Kyaung Monastery Date: circa 1910s

The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos, Cyprus
The Holy, Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos, Cyprus - founded around the end of the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081 - 1118). Date: circa 1910s

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

1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Shekar Monastery
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Shekar Monastery Date: 1922

Interior of Balmerino Abbey, Scotland
The arches of the vaulted roof of the Chapter House at Balmerino Abbey, or St Edwards Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Belltower of the Convent of Saint Gerasimos - Kefalonia
Kafalonia, Greece - The Belltower of the Convent of Saint Gerasimos Date: circa 1910s

German Monks 1930S
Six jolly monks of the Gorheim Franciscan monastery, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Monks Tea Time 1930S
Tea time is the longed for recreational moment for the monks of the Monastery of Gorheim, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Ruins of Ulverscroft Priory, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of the ruins of Ulverscroft Priory, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Sihla Monastery, Romania
The Schitul ( Hermitage ) - a small church built by Ionta Cantacuzino at the Sihla Monastery, Romania (Neamt County) - situated on the slopes of the Stanisoara Mountains. Date: circa 1906

Great bells at Solovetsky Monastery
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Solovetsky Monastery - Great Holy Bells. 2010

Solovetsky Monastery - The Holy Lake
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky: Solovetsky Monastery seen across the Holy Lake. A solitary lone pilgrim sits on a jetty at the waters edge. 2010

Cyprus - Bellapais Monastery Date: 1930s

Secu Monastery at Neamt, Romania. Built in the year 1602 by the magistrate Nestor Ureche. Date: 1910

Giant Bell - Solovetsky Monastery
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky: Historic giant bell in the Solovetsky Monastery 2010

The Missions of California
The Mission Stations of California Date: 1898

Norwich Cloisters
Norwich Cathedral, begun in 1096, was not finally consecrated until 1278. Here are the ruined Cloisters of the old monastic buildings of the cathedral. Date: founded 11th century

Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, founded as a monastic house in the 12th century, the seat of the Byron family from 1540; sold by Lord Byron in 1818. Date: founded 12th century

Nuns in a Convent
One of the least interesting postcards in our collection, this is the convent of the Communaute de l Immaculee- Conception at Saint-Meen (L&V). Date: circa 1900

Mount Athos Monastery
A monastery perched upon Mount Athos, the heart of Greek Orthodox Christianity, on the northernmost peninsula of Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. Date: early 1930s

LA Valsainte Monastery
Carthusian monks entering the monastery of La Valsainte, Switzrland. Date: early 1940s

Monastic Carpenter
A Carthusian monk carpenter at work at the monastery of La Valsainte, Switzerland. Date: early 1940s

Kirov (Vyatka), Russia - Cathedral and Monastery Date: circa 1910s

Corfu - Greece - Paleokastrica
Corfu - Greece - The Monastery of Paleokastrica (Paleokastritsa) - visible (rather small) at the top right of this card. Date: circa 1903

Odigitria, Crete - The Monastery
Panagia Odigitria (Afentiko) at Mystras (Odigitria Monastery), Crete in the Asterousia mountains. Date: circa 1920s

Greece - The Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo
The Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo in Kalavrita (Kalavryta), the most amazing shrine of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Peloponese, Greece. Date: circa 1920s

The Grand Lama of Rongbuk
The Grand Lama of the Rongbuk Monastery, Tibet. Date: circa 1910s

Mount Athos, Greece - Russian Convent
Mount Athos, Greece - The Russian Convent Date: circa 1910s

Mount Athos, Greece - Philotheou Monastery. An Eastern Orthodox monastery founded by the Blessed Philotheus at the end of the 10th century. Date: circa 1910s

Nun at the Window
A young nun looks through her window and contemplates life outside the convent walls : did she make the right choice, she asks herself... Date: early 19th century

Large monastic villa in Mid or South Wales
A large monastic villa in Mid or South Wales, with a monk in dark robes standing in front

Mount St Bernards Abbey, Leicestershire
Monks at work in the gardens at the Mount St Bernards Abbey, Leicestershire. Many hands make light work

Blackfriars Cross and Ruins, Hereford
13th century ruins of Blackfriars Monastery and Preaching Cross, Hereford

Romania - Namoesci Monastery
Romania - Hillside Namoesci Monastery

Mont Saint Michel, France - Ramparts and Merveille
Mont Saint Michel, France - The Ramparts and the Merveille (a monastic Church built in the 19th century over three crypts)

13th Centuary Monastery
Watercolour study of the buildings of a 13th century Monastery by Raymond Sheppard

Algiers - Grape Pressing by monks
Grape Pressing by monks at the Abbaye de Notre Dame de Staoueli - Algiers, Algeria

Glastonbury - The Abbey Barn
Glastonbury, Somerset - the Abbey Barn. Now houses the Somerset Rural Life Museum. The ornate barn was built around 1340 and is one of the most complete

Trabzon, Turkey - Monastery of Soumela
Monasteries of Soumela and St. George at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province

Cliffside Greek Monastery
Typical Greek Monastic complex, hugging the sheer wall of a cliff

Buddhist Monastery Interior
Southern Chinese Buddhist Monks in Zinjiang Province, China sit in lines before the Abbot. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Newstead Abbey, c. 1820
Engraving showing Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, the seat of the Byron family from 1540 until 1818, when it was sold by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824)

Russian Nuns
Russian nuns of the order of saint Vasili (Basil)

Russian Monk
A Russian monk of the Orthodox church

Tibetan Monk 1798
A Tibetan Monk in traditional dress and wide-brimmed hat

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