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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.
It was foggy day, when I saw at first the place and I was shocked! The fog made surrounding mistic and stunning! Go there whenever you will have a chance of it - Trabzon Region, Turkey
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.
Tbeti Monastery is a medieval Georgian monastery located in Artvin Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century.
Tbeti Monastery, medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in Historical Southern Georgia, was an important cultural hub of medieval Georgia. A number of hagiographical works were created by the monks living there.
It is Located in modern Turkey, on the right bank of the river Imerkhevi, 15 kilometers away from the town Shavsheti.
The monastery of Tbeti included several monasteries, but nowadays only the ruins of the main church still remain.
The monastery was active in the second half of the XVII century, after which the local population opened a Muslim shrine in the building which was functioning until the end of the XIX century. In 60 years of XX century Georgian temple of Tbeti was blown up.
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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)
If you think of Hong Kong as a bursting city only you couldn't be more wrong. The main city is surrounded by mountains, monasteries, villages and epic nature.
Troyan Monastery founded in 1600 is the third largest in Bulgaria. The church (1835) contains some remarkable frescoes by Zahari Zograph.
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 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...
It's the oldest monastery in Slovenia and the only Cisterian monastery in Slovenia. Nice place to visit, due to its history, architecture, Museum of Christianity and other.
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 Monastery of Batalha (Portuguese: Mosteiro da Batalha), literally the Monastery of the Battle, is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, in the district of Leiria, in the Centro Region of Portugal. Originally, and officially known, as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, 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.
The Pantanassa Monastery in Mystras, Greece.
It was founded by a chief minister of the late Byzantine Despot of the Morea, John Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428.
Pulling in at Jumping Cat monastery on Inle Lake, Myanmar. The name comes from the fact that, in the past, cats in the monastery had been trained by the monks to do jumping tricks. The cats are still here but they don't do any tricks now, presumaby because it might seem a little cruel...
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.
Rilski Manastir / Рилски манастир / Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Bulgaria
The Church and Friary of St Francis, known locally as Gorton Monastery, is a Grade II* listed former Franciscan friary in Gorton, Manchester, England. It was designed by the noted Victorian architect Edward Welby Pugin and built 1866–1872. Gorton Monastery is a noted example of Gothic Revival architecture.
The building ceased to be used for Christian worship in 1989 and fell derelict for many years. After a restoration programme, it reopened as a secular events venue in 2007.
The monastery of Kipina, just outside the village of Kalarrites, seems to be a part of the rock inside which it is built. It was constructed in 1212 in the honor of the Assumption of Virgin Mary and its name probably originates from the gardens that were cultivated by the monks beneath it. A short path leads to the wooden bridge above the 4-meter high cliff that will take you inside the monastery. The construction of the monastery is impressive as every part of the rock has been taken advantage of, while at the same time it gives off a sense of hospitality and serenity. Nowadays, there are no monks in the monastery and in order to visit it, you will have to take the key from the coffee house in Kipina village. - Copyright © wondergreece.gr
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.
Thiksey Monastery by Irene Becker © All rights reserved
Thiksey Monastery or Thiksey Gonpa. Ladakh region of Jammu Kashmir, India.
Ladakh : Day 3
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Stakna is a small habitation on the banks of the River Indus a few kilometers from Leh in Ladakh. It has a monastery on a hillock which is shaped like the nose of a Tiger.
The monastery belongs to the Drukpa sect of Buddhism and was founded roughly around the 16th century.
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