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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)
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.
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.
Rilski Manastir / Рилски манастир / Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Bulgaria
Monastery Mraconia is to be found in the nicest part of the Danube, at the Cazanele Dunarii. The church being constructed in 1523 or 1453, the dates differing according to the different opinions of people.
The original monastery was destroyed and rebuilt several times and was eventually swallowed up in the waters of the Danube during the construction of the hydroelectric dam of Iron Gates around 1967.
The current building was built on the initiative of the Metropolitan of Oltenia, between 1993 and 2000.
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.
Parham Park is an Elizabethan house in Cootham, between Storrington and Pulborough, West Sussex, South East England, originally owned by the Monastery of Westminster and granted to Robert Palmer by King Henry VIII in 1540.
Dionysiou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece in southwest part of Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. It is one of the twenty self-governing monasteries in Athos, and it was dedicated to John the Baptist.
The monastery was founded in the 14th century by saint Denys de Korisos, and it was named after him.
The library of the monastery housed 804 manuscripts, and more than 4,000 printed books. The oldest manuscripts came from the 11th century.
Today the monastery has a community of around 50 monks.
We didn't get a chance to visit the monastery but happy to see the monks getting ready for the day - Namoastery
In the yard of the monastery chapel, the view invites meditation: the rock and the sea.
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Maramuresh - Barsana Monastery a beautiful synthesis of Eastern and Western European architecture, with Gothic and Byzantine elements
The scenes inside the church describe points of genesis with episodes from the life of Jesus.
The monastery is a working monastery with 16 nuns
The Holy Monastery of Karakallou is one of the twenty monasteries on Mount Athos, Greece, and ranks 11th in the Athonite hierarchy. It is located on the southeastern side of the Athos peninsula, between the monasteries of Great Lavra and Iviron.
Founded in the 11th century, the monastery was named after its founder, possibly a monk named Karakalas. Over the centuries, it has suffered pirate attacks, destruction, and rebuilding. The monastery follows the coenobitic monastic tradition, meaning that the monks live communally, sharing everything.
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.
Likir Gompa, around 62 kms to the West of the main city of Leh. The 5th king of Ladakh, Lhachen Gyalpo ordered the establishment of this monastery and thus it was established in 1065 by Lama Duwang Chosje. The monastery is of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. In the times of today, Buddhist teachings and the three basic Pratimoksa disciplines are preached on the site.
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.
The Sumela Monastery (Greek: Μονή Παναγίας Σουμελά, Moní Panagías Soumelá; Georgian: სუმელას მონასტერი, Sumelas monasteri; Turkish: Sümela Manastırı) is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Panagia, meaning "All Holy" in Greek) at Melá Mountain (Turkish: Karadağ, which is a direct translation of the Greek name Ssou Melá, "Black Mountain"[1]) within the Pontic Mountains (Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu Dağları) range, in the Maçka district of Trabzon Province in modern Turkey.
According to another version of decryption of the monastery complex name, it comes from Laz word sumeli which means "Trinity" in English.
Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) facing the Altındere valley, it is a site of great historical and cultural significance, as well as a major tourist attraction within Altındere National Park. On 22 September 2015 the monastery was closed to the public for the duration of one year. During this time the monastery will be further restored, in order to qualify for the UNESCO World Heritage List. At the same time, a geological study is being conducted on the rock face towering over the monastery due to an increase in seismic activity in the area
Monastery. Wenchi Crater, Oromia, Ethiopia 6 May 2013
A small monastery is located on one of the islands in the Wenchi Crater lake.