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Gremi Monastery at the Caucasus foothills, Georgia. It's a wine producing area, It's a museum now but I'm sure the previous inhabitants enjoyed a good buzz.
This concludes the Georgia set until if (a big IF) I go back there again.
The monastery was founded in the village Skanovo, near Narovchat (Penza region, Russia), in the 17th century. Later on it was reorganized into the Trinity-Skanov nunnery. Its current architectural ensemble was formed in the years 1790-1810.
Rilski Manastir / Рилски манастир / Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila - UNESCO World Heritage Site - България / Bulgaria
Ever since a child, it was my dream to see the Sumela Monastery, such seemingly random architecture that stands on a mountain cliff. It was a dream come true, no words to describe.
Current main church was built by Wallachian prince Neagoe Basarab in 1521, but the monastery dates back to 1408. There is a myth that Vlad Țepeș might be burried here.
The Hurezi Monastery was founded in 1690. It is a masterpiece in "Brâncovenesc style". Hurezu, Romania
The buildings of this former Benedictine monastery keep watch over the narrowest point of the Rems Valley.
In medieval times, this was the Hofenstaufen family’s place of worship and burial site. Duke Friedrich I of Schwaben commissioned its construction around 1100 and several family members were laid to rest here, including Irene, daughter of a Byzantine emperor and wife of King Philipp of Schwaben. With the advent of the Evangelical church, the monastery was closed in 1556. From 1879, the rise of German national identity prompted increased interest in the Staufer dynasty. As a result, the planned destruction of the site was halted.
Source: www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de/en/our-monuments/monasterie...
Latrun (Hebrew: לטרון, Latrun; Arabic: اللطرون, al-Latrun) is located at a strategic hilltop in the Latrun salient in the Ayalon Valley. It overlooks the road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla. It was the site of fierce fighting during the 1948 war. During the 1948–1967 period, it was occupied by Jordan at the edge of a no man's land between the armistice lines known as the Latrun salient. In the 1967 war, it was occupied by Israel along with the whole salient and the West Bank. Latrun was subsequently unilaterally annexed by Israel; an annexation not internationally recognized. The name Latrun is ultimately derived from the ruins of a medieval castle. There are two theories regarding the origin of the name. One is that it is a corruption of the Old French Le toron des chevaliers (The Castle of the Knights), so named by the Crusaders. The other is that it is from the Latin, Domus boni Latronis (The House of the Good Thief),[2] a name given by 14th-century Christian pilgrims after the penitent thief who was crucified by the Romans alongside Jesus (Luke 23:40–43).[3] n December 1890, a monastery was established at Latrun by French, German and Flemish monks of the Trappists, from Sept-Fons Abbey in France, at the request of Monseigneur Poyet of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The monastery is dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. The liturgy is in French. The monks bought the 'Maccabee Hotel', formerly called 'The Howard' from the Batato brothers together with two-hundred hectares of land and started the community in a building which still stands in the monastic domain.[11] The old monastery complex was built between 1891 and 1897.[12] In 1909 it was given the status of a priory and that of an abbey in 1937.[13] The community was expelled by the Ottoman Turks between 1914–1918 and the buildings pillaged, a new monastery being built during the next three decades.[12]
The monks established a vineyard using knowledge gained in France and advice from an expert in the employ of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild from the Carmel-Mizrahi Winery. Today they produce a wide variety of wines that are sold in the Abbey shop and elsewhere.[5] source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrun
The monastery at Jharkot is a large Shakya-Pa sect monastery. It is situated close to the ruins of the forts in Jharkot. The Tibetan name of the monastery is Ngorp. It is believed that this monastery was founded during regime of King Chopse. Four monks regularly stay there and perform various ceremonies during different times of year.
Lower Mustang, Nepal.
The buildings of this former Benedictine monastery keep watch over the narrowest point of the Rems Valley.
In medieval times, this was the Hofenstaufen family’s place of worship and burial site. Duke Friedrich I of Schwaben commissioned its construction around 1100 and several family members were laid to rest here, including Irene, daughter of a Byzantine emperor and wife of King Philipp of Schwaben. With the advent of the Evangelical church, the monastery was closed in 1556. From 1879, the rise of German national identity prompted increased interest in the Staufer dynasty. As a result, the planned destruction of the site was halted.
Source: www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de/en/our-monuments/monasterie...
The Sinaia Monastery, located in Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, was founded by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt. As of 2005, it is inhabited by 13 Christian Orthodox monks led by hegumen Macarie Bogus.
Troyan Monastery founded in 1600 is the third largest in Bulgaria. The church (1835) contains some remarkable frescoes by Zahari Zograph.
Bagan (formerly Pagan) is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar . From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.
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.
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In the Zelve Valley north of Goreme, homes are carved into the fairy chimneys.
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The monastery in Benediktbeuren was originally founded in the year 739 as a Benedictine abbey. Today it is used by the Salesians of Don Bosco and as a place for events like conferences and concerts (Gianna Nannini, Chris de Burgh etc.).
Carl Orff's musical composition Carmina Burana came to exist here in Benediktbeuern.
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The buildings of this former Benedictine monastery keep watch over the narrowest point of the Rems Valley.
In medieval times, this was the Hofenstaufen family’s place of worship and burial site. Duke Friedrich I of Schwaben commissioned its construction around 1100 and several family members were laid to rest here, including Irene, daughter of a Byzantine emperor and wife of King Philipp of Schwaben. With the advent of the Evangelical church, the monastery was closed in 1556. From 1879, the rise of German national identity prompted increased interest in the Staufer dynasty. As a result, the planned destruction of the site was halted.
Source: www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de/en/our-monuments/monasterie...
Ramet Monastery is placed by the Geoagiu Valley , in the mountains of Trascau, about 20 kms away from Teius, a town in the district of Alba. The landscape surrouding it is of outstanding beauty.
The monastery is important for the Romanian history and culture. The first people to mention its old age are some of the 20 th century: Nicolae Iorga, Stefan Metes, Virgil Vataseanu. They placed its beginning in the 15 th Century, as it comes out from the inscription stone above the entrance door of the church. More recent researches made use of some special techniques and discovered an inscription written on the second layer of painting which mentions the year 1377. The same inscription bears the name of painter Mihu from Crisu Alb, and what is more important, that of Archbishop Ghelasie. This indicates the fact that the church was built long before the date suggested by the abovementioned historians and that Transylvania has a higher ecclesiastic organisation under the leadership of a hierarch. At the same time, Mihu's painting is to be considered among the oldest mural paintings in the country. The reserches carried out to the present day have revealed seven succesive layers of painting belonging to different periods. The last layer of painting belongs to the 19 th Century. The architecture of the church tries to break away from under the Gotic influence and to promote a more Orthodox pattern.
Ramet Monastery has played an important role in preserving the Orthodox faith oppressed by the Hapsburg domination particularly after 1700. The monastery ran a school which was also devasted in 1762.
In 1969 the monastery set up a museum to exhibit icons on wood, icons on glass, old service books, and an important numismatic collection. According to the local tradition, the people in the monastery and the vecinity have honoured a monk, by name Ghelasie, who seems to have been the archbishop mentioned on the second layer of painting. In 1992 he was canonized by the Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
The need of the believers throughout the whole country to confess and to pray at Ramet Monastery required the building of a new and larger church. The architecture of this church represents a synthesis of the Moldavian and Walachian architectural styles. Its construction began in 1982 and was finished ten years later, when the church was consecrated on June 29, 1992 , and dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
The monastery houses some 95 nuns and sisters who pray and work according to the holy canons of the Orthodox monasteries.
(http://www.m3v.net/websites/ramet)
Popular belief holds that the head of John the Baptist is buried below the altar of 13th century Gandzasar Monastery near Vank, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh.
The Hurezi Monastery was founded in 1690. It is a masterpiece in "Brâncovenesc style". Hurezu, Romania
Strahov Monastery (Czech: Strahovský klášter) is a Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1143 by Jindřich Zdík, Bishop John of Prague, and Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia. It is located in Strahov, Prague.
Schoenthal Monastery, first mentioned in 1145, includes one of the oldest churches in Switzerland. It is considered a showpiece of Romanesque architecture. Its western façade features ashlar masonry, a portal with a depiction of a lamb carrying a cross, and an arch supported by a lion baring its teeth on one side, and by a man on the other. The inscription on the arch reads: HIC EST RODO.
Of the murals on the inside of the church, a depiction of St. Christopher has been preserved above the gateway to the cloister dating from about 1310/20. Behind the eastern façade, fragments can be seen of an angel swinging a censer; these date from around 1430. The bell in the steeple was cast in Aarau in the 15th century. The deconsecrated monastery was used for various commercial purposes over a period of 500 years. As of 1986, the new owner had extensive renovations carried out in collaboration with the canton’s departments of archaeology and the preservation of historical monuments. The latter recommended using the traditional plaster made of slaked lime.
Rilski Manastir / Рилски манастир / Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Bulgaria
The monastery of Zoodochou Pigis (Greek for life-giving source) was founded in 1756 by the monk Dorotheus on the island of Samos. Dorotheus was seeking to find a place quiet and beneficial for the soul – and he certainly found it on a 320 metres high hilltop in the northeastern corner of the island.
Latrun is located at a hilltop in the Latrun salient in the Ayalon Valley. The hilltop includes Latrun Trappist Monastery, Mini Israel, a park with scale models of historic buildings around Israel, The International Center for the Study of Bird Migration (ICSBM), which is adjacent to Yad La-Shiryon Memorial and Museum .Yad La-Shiryon ( The Armored Corps Memorial Site and Museum at Latrun) is Israel's official memorial site for fallen soldiers from the armored corps, as well as one of the most diverse tank museums in the world.