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A snowy day at the Gompa in Litang. The large Monastery is situated at around 4'100m in Litang / Kham / Eastern Tibet.
So instead of braving the shopping crowds on Friday, we opted for a peaceful drive in the country to see the Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, IN.
The Monastery of Ostrog (Serbian: Манастир Острог/Manastir Ostrog, pronounced [ǒstroɡ]) is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church situated against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda, in Montenegro. It is dedicated to Saint Basil of Ostrog (Sveti Vasilije Ostroški), who was buried here. From the monastery, a superb view of the Bjelopavlići plain can be seen. The monastery is located in Danilovgrad Municipality, 50 km from Podgorica and 15 km from Nikšić. Ostrog monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro.
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Mega Spileo monastery
"One of the most important and wonderful places of Greek Orthodoxy in Peloponnese is the Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo (Grand Cave) which is located under the shadow of great rock at 940 m height. The Monastery was established in 4th century by two monks. During its history it was destroyed five times by fires, Turks and in the last one in 1943 by German invaders. The name of the Monastery derivates from rocky complex of Chelmos mountain on which it is built above. Today, the renovated 8 floors built in rock monastery is rising on the mountains amazing the visitors."
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Monastery Immaculate Conception is located in Ferdinand, Indiana and home to one of the largest communities of Benedictine women in the United States. Built in 1867, this stunning structure is beautifully maintained and well worth a visit.
The Monastery of Batalha (Mosteiro da Batalha) is a Dominican convent in the Centro Region of Portugal. It was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-Century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style.
Chrysoskalitissa Monastery (Greek: Μονή Χρυσοσκαλιτίσσης) is a 17th century Orthodox Christian monastery located on the island of Crete, Greece. Located on the south-west coast of the island, in the municipal unit Innachori, it lies some 72 kilometres south-west of Chania. Built up on rocks some 35 metres high, it overlooks the Libyan Sea. According to Cretian tradition, the name of the monastery is derived from one of the ninety steps which lead there, which is said to be golden ("chryso" in Greek).[1] The monastery is dedicated to the Holy Trinity ("Agia Triada") and the Dormition of Virgin Mary ("Koimisis Theotokou"). (Wikipedia)
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Importance
One of Romania’s most ancient churches features well-preserved frescoes, is egarded as a national treasure. The Monastery was built by Mircea the Old in 1388. Outstanding not just because Cozia is one of Romania’s oldest churche, but also has a spectacular architecture, which combines Byzantine motifs with attractive local influences. Also, it is important for the relics of worship (what we call moaste) and its history.
Location
Very picturesque by itself: the Cozia Monastery is located on the banks of the Olt River, about 20 kilometers north from the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea.
The twin settlements of Călimănesti–Căciulata mark the entrance to the Olt valley, a deep twisting gorge of great beauty and the site of several monasteries, the most notable of which is Cozia. While the main road runs along the Olt’s west bank, a lesser road (as far as Cozia) and the rail line follow the other side of the defile.
Călimănesti–Căciulata
Calimanesti and Caciulata are “twin” resorts, in the north of Valcea county, Romania, close to the Southern Carpathians, on both of the shores of the river Olt, which more or less form together a city, Calimanesti-Caciulata.
In Caciulata, there is a spa center, with a surface of around 2 ha, in which around 6,000 procedures are performed daily. Ailments and afflictions treatable here include renal, metabolic, respiratory, nervous, gynecological, rheumatic and digestive disorders.
Călimăne?ti, often known as Călimănesti-Căciulata, is a small town in Vâlcea County, southern Romania.
It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia and the northern part of the county, on the traditional route connecting the region to Transylvania, and at the southern end of the Olt River valley crossing the Southern Carpathians. Its population was about 2,876 and increased to some 9,131 inhabitants in 1992.
The location of several thermal springs, Călimănesti-Căciulata is known as a spa town.
During the 20th century, many hotels and treatment facilities were built in Căciulata, a northern area of the town which is close to Cozia Monastery. which is also the day of the city Călimăne?ti and Râmnicu Vâlcea (just south on DN7).
The Arutela Roman fort also located here – what is left of it.
The area around the Spa Resort - Calimanesti is full of fresh water springs and spa waters that are not in use. Before river management, the old town was a bit smaller, and the island (Ostrov) that you see on river Olt was bigger and the road was on what is now the river bed.
Calimanesti-Caciulata is situated between the mountains Capatanii and Cozia, on the bank of Olt River, at an altitude of 300 m. The resort is known from the time of Mircea the Elder (1355-1418)] who came here for treatment, also in 1600, came for treatment the ruler Matei Basarab.
In 1850, Dr. Carol Davila recommends to the Emperor Napoleon III (suffering from a liver disease), to use water from fountain no. 1 of Caciulata. The Water was transported with the stagecoach to Paris. Franz Joseph, King of Austria-Hungary has benefited of the mineral waters treatment from Caciulata.
Spa treatment consists of warm baths with mineral water, paraffin packing, electrotherapy, aerosol therapy, hydrotherapy, and physiotherapy.
Name
The name of the monastery is of Cuman origin and it means "walnut grove", from Turkic word koz, meaning walnut. The original name of the place was the Romanian equivalent, Nucetul, but already in 1387, a document of Mircea cel Bătrân uses the current name of Cozia.
History
The fortified cloister dates from the foundation (1388) and is the only in Byzantine style preserved in Romania. Two chapels are incorporated in the side toward the Olt River and their Byzantine cupolas are reflected in the water, creating one of the most iconic cultural - natural landmarks in Romania. The aspect of the church was modified under Neagoe Basarab (1517), Şerban Cantacuzino and Constantin Brâncoveanu (1707), who added a veranda, a new fountain, a chapel and a watch tower, adding to its architecture the 'brâncovenesc style'.
The wall facets' decorations with stone rosettes, horizontal Byzantine-style rows of brick and stone and vertical frames are unprecedented in Wallachian architecture. The resemblance with Lazarica church indicates that Mircea cel Bătrân has employed Serbian craftsmen from the Morava School.
Of great value is the hospital church, 'Bolni?a' (1543) on the other side of the road, with original well-preserved indoor frescoes like the votive portrait of ruler Mircea cel Bătrân and his sons.
Cozia was painted between 1390 and 1391. Some of the original frescoes (1390) are still well preserved, while the rest of mural paintings are the result of the restoration work performed in 1719. The church of the monastery was put on a Romanian stamp in 1968.
Near the Cozia Monastery is the beautiful protected area of the Cozia National Park, in the central sector of the Southern Carpathians, lying on the approaches to the higher Fagaras Mt range. Its 17,000 hectares are dominated by forests whose character is influenced by the area’s somewhat milder climate: oak woodland attains an unusually high altitude here.
Cozia National Park is also called the Mount of Flowers, due to the rich plant life that includes edelweiss and martagon lily.
The founders portrait, can be seen in all its majesty on the wall at the right of the narthex of the big church of Cozia Monastery, clothed in Medieval costume, holding the miniature of the monastery in his hand and, standing beside him, his son whom he later associated to the throne. This portrait is also painted also in the northern chapel. Mircea died at the beginning of 1418, at the princely residence of Argeş, and his remains were brought to Cozia Monastery and buried in a sarcophagus. Next to the tomb of the great Voievode, there is the tomb of the mother of Michael the Brave, who took the veil in 1601 at Cozia Monastery under the name of nun Teofana and died in 1605.
Cozia Monastery is one of the most valuable examples of medieval architecture in Romania. At the beginning the big church – most important of all the monuments in Mircea Voievode’s foundation – was set in the middle of a quadrangle and is divided into three parts: narthex, nave and sanctuary. The church of Cozia Monastery has been built out of massive stone blocks, alternating with apparent bricks. The style of the church with its monumental tower, impresses the visitors as well as the specialists being an alliance between lines and Chapel on the southern side which belong to the Serbian architecture of that time and the Byzantine and local elements, a combination which resulted in a peculiar formula of church architecture. Embellishing effect is enhanced by the framing of the actual character of great historical monument, when the Cozia Monastery has been restored. Conditions of monastic life have been modernized and provided with the proper equipment when collections have been set up for the benefit on the visitors.
In 1707, the open portico was added to the front, the entire painting from the narthex has conserved the original 14th century character. The great hermits of Christianity, with their deeply furrowed ascetic features, are painted on the lowest zone, higher up are the seven ecumenical synods and a series if images representing the calendar and the Acathist Hymn of the Virgin are depicted on the wall between narthex and nave. The altar screen with its sacred images completes this precious ensemble of icons and sculptured wood of the Cozia Monastery, dominated by the large chandeliers and endowed with remarkable sacred objects.
Over time the monastery was repaired and renovated many times by rulers. During the time of Neagoe Basarab the fountain was built, and between 1512 and 1521 the painting was restored. Constantin Brâncoveanu built the porch in the 1706-1707 in the well-known Brâncoveanu style. During the Austrian occupation of Oltenia, the monastery was a mighty fortress in the way of the invaders.
An important building in the history of Belem, Lisbon, Portugal.
"In the 14th century, the small Lisbon chapel, Santa Maria de Belém, was presided over by monks of the military-religious Order of Christ. Originally built by Prince Henry the Navigator, the duty of the monks there was to assist Portuguese sailors and ships leaving port for long journeys. Seamen and crew would spend their last night in Portugal within the church, often praying for safe travel and confessing their sins to the monks there in case they did not return to land.
Of the most famous was the great Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama, who was the first European to reach the Far East by sea and who credited the night of prayer in the church with his success. Upon the triumphant return of de Gama and the new found riches, King Manuel I began construction of a new monastery on the location, one to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.
The monastery and church were built over the next 100 years with taxes from imported goods from Africa and the far east. Unsurprisingly, several architects and numerous sculptors worked on the building, together achieving a level of cohesive realization in creating one of the most majestic examples of Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture.
The King donated the construction to the monks of the Hieronymite order, who were tasked with praying for the soul of the King and his family— likely no small task when considering the atrocities of Portuguese explorers and traders among plundered lands all in the name and with approval of their King. Regardless, for the next several hundred years the monks continued in their duties until the order was dissolved and the monastery abandoned in 1833. For a time it was a children’s school, but it gradually fell from its grandeur into disrepair thanks to earthquakes and neglect.
It has seen several restoration projects and cleanings since the mid-1800s, where it once again became the pride of the capital city. In 2007, the Treaty of Lisbon was signed at Jerónimos. Today, the monastery is a UNESCO world heritage site. Inside are the tombs of the royal family, Vasco de Gama, and Luís de Camões among other notable Portuguese notables from the age of its construction."
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km (73 mi) south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147 m (3,763 ft) above sea level, inside of the Rila Monastery Nature Park. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD).
the St Jean Baptiste Monastery, Joffreville, Diego Suarez (Antsiranana), Madagascar
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Salzburg, Austria. I could not move on to locations other than Salzburg without including this unique place due to the great meal we had here plus its reputed history. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.
Stiftskeller St. Peter is a restaurant within the monastery walls of St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg, Austria. It is claimed to be the oldest inn in Central Europe because of a supposed documentary mention of it by the scholar Alcuin in 803 AD. (note "Seit 803" i.e. "Since 803" above the arch.) Based on this and other claims, the Stiftskeller St. Peter is cited as one of the oldest restaurants in the world, and the oldest in Europe. Both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Christopher Columbus are said to have been served at the restaurant. (Wikipedia)
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Thiksay is a village in the Indus Valley, famous for the Thiksay Monastery (Gompa) located at an altitude of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a twelve-story complex and houses many items of Buddhist art such as stupas, statues, thangkas and wall paintings.
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Considered to be E. W. Pugin’s great architectural masterpiece and known as ‘Manchester’s Taj Mahal’, The Monastery will blow your mind with the principles of geometry on which it was designed, its significance as a beloved heritage site of great historical importance and the incredible restoration project which breathed new life into its previously tragic ruins.
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Amarbayasgalant Monastery is one of the three largest Buddhist monastic centers in Mongolia. The monastery complex is located in the Iven Valley near the Selenge River, at the foot of Mount Büren-Khaan in Baruunbüren sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The nearest town is Erdenet which is about 60 km to the southwest.
Amarbayasgalant was one of the very few monasteries to have partly escaped destruction during the Stalinist purges of 1937, after which only the buildings of the central section remained. Many of the monks were executed by the country's Communist regime and the monastery's artifacts, including thangkas, statues, and manuscripts were looted, although some were hidden until more fortunate times.
Today, only 28 temples remain. Restoration work began in 1988 with funds provided by UNESCO and private sources and some of the new statuary was commissioned in New Delhi, India.