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The Cliff walk, also known as "Monastery Walk", around Ardmore Head is one of the most beautiful loop walks in County Waterford. There´s lots to see along the way, so let me take you on a little photographic excursion along this scenic hike.
Ardmore in County Waterford is believed to be one of the oldest monasteries in Ireland. Saint Declan converted the people of the Decies an ancient principality of southern Ireland, to Christianity about 400 AD.
We started the cliff walk at Ardmore Cliff Hotel
Saint Declan's Well and Hermitage is situated a little way up the cliff walk, next to the sea, overlooking the beach and Ardmore Bay. It was used to baptize the Christian missionaries. Declan also built himself a monk´s cell next to the Holy Well to retreat into seclusion.
This is a very special place it feels like hallowed ground and it's breathtaking beautiful. :-)
Chapel in the water.....
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IMG_1383 Jasna Góra (Latin: Clarus Mons) - a sanctuary, a monastery complex of the Pauline order in Częstochowa, located on the Jasna Góra hill. One of the most important places of Marian cult and the most important pilgrimage center of Catholics in Poland with a miraculous image of Our Lady of Częstochowa and a collection of many other works of art, most often sacred, which are mostly votive gifts of the faithful. On September 16, 1994, the object was considered a historical monument.
St. Kevin Monastery, Glendalough Monastic Site, Wicklow County, Ireland
Monasterio de San Kevin, Glendalough, Condado de Wicklow, Irlanda
The Zarzma Monastery of Transfiguration (Georgian: ზარზმის მონასტერი) is a medieval Orthodox Christian monastery located at the village of Zarzma in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, southwest Georgia.
The Zarzma monastery is nested in the forested river valley of Kvabliani in the Adigeni municipality, 30 km west of the city of Akhaltsikhe. It is the complex of a series of buildings dominated by a domed church and a belfry, one of the largest in Georgia.
The earliest church on the site was probably built in the 8th century, by the monk Serapion whose life is related in the hagiographic novel by Basil of Zarzma. According to his source, the great nobleman Giorgi Chorchaneli made significant donation – including villages and estates – to the monastery. The extant edifice dates from the early years of the 14th century, however. Its construction was sponsored by Beka I, Prince of Samtskhe and Lord High Mandator of Georgia of the Jaqeli family. What has survived from the earlier monastery is the late 10th-century Georgian inscription inserted in the chapel's entrance arch. The inscription reports the military aid rendered by Georgian nobles to the Byzantine emperor Basil II against the rebellious general Bardas Sclerus in 979. In 1544, the new patrons of the monastery – the Khursidze family – refurnished the monastery.
The façades of the church are richly decorated and the interior is frescoed. Apart from the religious cycles of the murals there are a series of portraits of the 14th-century Jaqeli family as well as of the historical figures of the 16th century. After the Ottoman conquest of the area later in the 16th century, the monastery was abandoned and lay in disrepair until the early 20th century, when it was reconstructed, but some of the unique characteristics of the design were lost in the process.
Currently, the monastery is functional and houses a community of Georgian monks. It is also the site of pilgrimage and tourism.
A smaller replica of the Zarzma church, known as Akhali Zarzma ("New Zarzma") is located in the same municipality, near Abastumani. It was commissioned by Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, a member of the Russian imperial family, from the Tbilisi-based architect Otto Jacob Simons who built it between 1899 and 1902, marrying a medieval Georgian design with the contemporaneous architectural forms. Its interior was frescoed by the Russian painter Mikhail Nesterov.
The Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир "Успение Богородично", Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa is a major Eastern Orthodox monastery in Southern Bulgaria. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.
Holy Trinity Monastery sits atop the highest pinnacle in Meteora. Meteora, Greece is a town in a valley of the Pindos Mountains in the Thessaly region. The dominant feature of the valley are the immense pillars of rock that were formed by eons of geologic activity and weather. Monks began to seek solitude and refuge in the many caves among the pillars from the 9th century. Eventually they formed communities and later monasteries atop the pinnacles. There are currently six monasteries preserved and ruins of another 18. Only a handful of monks and an order of nuns at St. Stephen still live there. The area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
The monastery is located in Diveevo village of Nizhny Novgorod region.
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I had the opportunity to visit the ruins of Pirita Monastery again, most of the time the gate is closed
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The buildings in this photo are part of the former Benedictine Monastery at Blaubeuren which nowadays is a Protestant seminary. It is located in the old town of Blaubeuren and near the Blautopf, the blue spring of which I have posted a photo 2 days ago.
The town of Meteora, Greece is spread out in the valley below this pinnacle of rock.
Meteora, Greece is a town in a valley of the Pindos Mountains in the Thessaly region. The dominant feature of the valley are the immense pillars of rock that were formed by eons of geologic activity and weather. Monks began to seek solitude and refuge in the many caves among the pillars from the 9th century. Eventually they formed communities and later monasteries atop the pinnacles for safety and seclusion. There are currently six monasteries preserved and ruins of another 18. Only a handful of monks still live in one monastery. The area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
The church of the monastery was built in 1553-1564 by prince Alexandru Lapusneanu, the son in law of prince Petru Rares, in a idyllic remote forested location and it is a princely cript.
Its thick walls and dense forest around make it very impressive.
The original paintings were lost in the fire during the fights and fire in 1821.
The Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир "Успение Богородично", Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa is a major Eastern Orthodox monastery in Southern Bulgaria. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.
Putna Monastery, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, is an Orthodox Christian monastic place, important cultural, religious and artistic center. In 2021, the authorities in Suceava County began marking the Via Mariae route to Putna Monastery.
The monastery is located 33 km northwest of Radauti, Suceava County. In the scriptory of Putna were copied manuscripts and precious miniatures were made. The place holds a rich monastery museum, with embroideries, manuscripts, religious objects, icons, etc.
The entrance to the monastery is made under the vaulted archer of a tower composed of ground floor and first floor, on whose eastern façade is the coat of arms of Moldova dated 1471. The tower was built in 1757 in the time of Prince Constantin Racoviță, this one also bearing the coat of arms on the western facade, in which the coats of arms of Moldavia and Wallachia appear together. Because the poet Mihai Eminescu together with Ioan Slavici and other participants in the “Putna Celebration” in August 1871 overnighted in those days in the hall upstairs, this construction is called “The Eminescu Tower”. Also on the east side is located the “Tower of the bell tower”, built in 1882.
Meaning Swinging Icon of Mary this Monastery was founded on the spot a small boy witnessed an icon of Mary swinging in a tree. Set in a remote part of the island the grounds are so tranquil and well worth a visit.
Excerpt from wikivoyage.org:
Kaalund Monastery (Kaalund Kloster): It was built as a Franciscan monastery in 1239. The monks were kicked out in 1532. The present building is from 1751 and houses municipal administration.
Arnota Monastery is located in Costeşti commune, Vâlcea County, Oltenia, and it is one of Romania’s most valuable monuments, famous for its architectural style, sculptures and paintings. Initially a monastery for monks, today it is (since 1999) a convent for nuns. It is consecrated to Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel and its dedication day is 8 November.
The monastery was erected by ruling prince Matei Basarab (1632-1654), between 1634-1636. Under the church of the monastery were found the traces of an older church. It is said that the ruler Matei Basarab decided to build this monastery on the site of the household where he found shelter in a difficult time, when he was chased by the Turks.
The monastery was renovated by ruling prince Constantin Brâncoveanu (1689-1714) between 1705 and 1706. He also added a porch with a belfry, and replaced the iconostasis and the front door carved in chestnut wood. He ordered the painting to be restored, with special precautions not to damage the previous layers.
The former Benedictine monastery in Wiblingen is now home to several departments of the medical faculty at the University of Ulm.
The interior of the library was completed in 1744 and is one of the most famous rococo buildings in Southern Germany. The renowned magazine Architectural Digest chose the library hall of the Wiblingen monastery as one of the 13 most beautiful in the world.
Panorama (stitched from 9 individual HDR images) covering a viewing angle of 330°H x 160°V. Zoom in to take a virtual tour and enjoy the splendid details!
Since no tripods were allowed inside the hall I tried to capture the images handheld using the so-called "philopod" method and I was surprised how well this worked out.
The three painted monasteries of Bucovina, Romania, are a UNESCO World heritage Site. They are intricately and ornately decorated with Christian messages.
Mileševa (Serbian Cyrillic Милешева) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in the Mileševa Valley in the southwestern Serbian mountainous region about five kilometers east of Prijepolje.
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The Serbian King Stefan Vladislav had the monastery built in the first half of the 13th century. His grave is now in the monastery church. According to traditional doctrine, the Bosnian king Tvrtko Kotromanić was crowned king of Serbia and the coastal country here in 1377. In the 15th century, Prince Stjepan Vukčić Kosača expanded his domain to include former Serbian territories on which the monastery was located. In 1449, Vukčić changed the ducal title he had given himself the previous year to that of Duke “of Saint Sava”, named after the saint whose bones were then buried in the monastery.
Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria
There was a lot to see and photograph here, so it was only when I got home that I took a closer look at the stone slab that had grown into the trees and at the candle lantern and the coins thrown down by believers. Unfortunately, I didn't photograph the plaque below, which may have an explanation, from the other side. Anyway, maybe I'll get the chance to go there again and find out more about it.
Update: I have to thank my dear friend Mike McGovern for the link that explains the mystery surrounding this monument. On the plaque on the other side it says that here stands the Holy Throne/Chair of the old church that was destroyed in 1835.
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