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Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh is the largest monastery in India. It was founded near the small town of the same name in the northwestern part of Arunachal Pradesh state of India by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680-1681 in accordance with the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama.
Tawang Monastery is one of the largest monasteries of Mahayana sect in Asia.
From the European Trespassers Tour 2012 with Andre Govia, Rustysphotography's, Oldskool , Niki Feijen, Andreas S, Martin Widlund and Silent Witnesses.
The Monastery of San Lorenzo de Carboeiro is an abandoned building in the middle of the galician mountains. Since the XIX century is not longer funcionating and now is a small secret that not many people know.
To get there I have to walk for more than two hours in the middle of the forest to find out that the church was closed on monday. Things like this happens. But the view was amazing.
Première photo d'une série que je ne manquerai pas de vous faire partager dès que j'aurai le temps de traiter toutes les photos...
Apart from the six monasteries which can be visited today, there are a number of uninhabited monasteries in the Meteora area.
The photo above shows the entrance to one of them.
In order to reach it, the visitor must pass through three caves linked by wooden ladders.
The monastery Agia Lavra (Saint Laura) near Kalavryta is an important location in the history of Greece's independence movement (officially this is where the revolution began) - nearby on a hill is the imposing monument to the heroes of 1821.
The Sumela monastery is, with its art, history and especially spectacular location, among the most popular destinations in the Turkish Black Sea Region. It is located at an altitude of 1200 meter above sea level. Having been found somewhere during Byzantine times, legend says that it was founded by two Athenian monks in the 4th century after a vision from the Virgin Mary led them to a rock cave there where they found an icon drawn by St. Luke, the apostle. Although known to have already have been restored during the Justinian period in the 6th century, its present form arose during the time of the Empire of Trebizond in the 14th century and the additions during the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. A rock chapel has been built around the opening of a small cave, covering the interior and exterior with Byzantine style frescoes which mostly date to the 18th century, with some remains of the 14th century. Here you can see stories of the life of Jesus.
Dating to 1905, the Dominican Nuns established a monastery in Buffalo, NY. Dominican Nuns, unlike the Sisters, are enclosed within the Cloister which they seldom leave. Theirs is a life of perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament where they continually pray for the world, the Church, and our Order.
This is their monastery chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, and we can see the Eucharist exposed and turned towards the Nuns' choir stalls (behind the grill). The Sisters take turns from there in adoring the Eucharist throughout the day.
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Mount St. Sepulchre, a Franciscan monastery and Commissariat of the Holy Land in America, located in Washington, D.C. The Church and Monastery of Mount St. Sepulchre, designated a National Historic Site in 1991, have been a place of worship and pilgrimage for thousands of visitors since the church's dedication in 1899. The well-known Italian architect, Aristide Leonori (1856-1928), who would later design the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, designed and supervised the construction of the church and monastery. Leonori visited the Holy Land and took accurate measurements and photographs of the holy sites that were to be reproduced at the monastery. A huge wooden cross was erected on the hilltop, which is today the site of the Friars’ Cemetery (directly behind the monastery). In February 1898, ground was broken for a new building, and the cornerstone was laid on the Feast of St. Joseph.
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, Czech Republic.
After his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1138, the bishop of Olomouc, Jindřich Zdík, took hold of the idea of founding a monastery of regular canons in Prague. He had the support of the bishops of Prague and Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia and -- after his death -- Vladislav II. After Zdík's first unsuccessful attempt to found a Czech variant of the canons' order at the place called Strahov in 1140, an invitation was issued to the Premonstratensians, whose first representatives arrived from Steinfeld in the Rhine valley (now Germany).
The religious began to build their monastery first of wood, with a Romanesque basilica as the center of all spiritual events in Strahov. The building was gradually completed and the construction of the monastery stone buildings continued, in order to replace the provisional wooden living quarters with permanent stone. In 1258, the monastery was heavily damaged by fire and later renewed.
Source: Wikipedia
Camaldolese Monastery in Krakow, Poland. Women are only allowed to visit the monastery on twelve days of the year. Interesting place to visit, indeed!
Alcobaca, Portugal, a town of just 15,000 population.
The Alcobaça Monastery is a Catholic monastic complex located in the town of Alcobaça in central Portugal. The monastery was established in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, and would develop a close association with the Portuguese monarchy throughout its seven-century-long history.
The church and monastery were the first Gothic buildings in Portugal and was one of the most important medieval monasteries in Portugal.
In the transept of the church are located the tombs of King Pedro I and his mistress, Inês de Castro, who was assassinated in 1355 on orders of Pedro's father, King Afonso IV. After becoming king, Pedro ordered the remains of his beloved to be transferred to her tomb in Alcobaça and, according to a popular legend, had her crowned as queen of Portugal and ordered court members to pay her homage by kissing her decomposing hand.
The two royal tombs are among the best works of Gothic sculpture in Portugal. The tombs are supported by lions, in the case of the king, and half-men half-beasts, in the case of Ines, and both carry the recumbent figures of the deceased assisted by a group of angels. The sides of Pedro's tomb are magnificently decorated with reliefs showing scenes from Saint Bartholomew's life, as well as scenes from Pedro and Ines' life. Her tomb is decorated with scenes from the life of Christ, including the Crucifixion, and with the Last Judgement.
Moldova - Capriana monastery.
Capriana monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in Basarabia. It is situated only 35 km north - west of Chisinau, at the Isnovat locality, on the bunch of the river with the same name (Isnavat).
For the first time it was mentioned in charters of Alexander the Kind in the 30's of the 15 th century. The first official document which contains data about Capriana Monastery is the Alexander the Kind royal charters dating from April 25, 1420 where the following was mentioned: “for our really devoted servant and nobleman Mr. Oana Vornic we offer our country which is Moldova the villages: Cornestii and Miclausestii, and Lozova, and Sacarenii, and Vornicenii, and Dumestii, and Tiganestii, and Lavrestii, and Sadova, and Homestii. And the boundaries of these villages which represent Barcovat beginning with the territory of Varnet monastery, the Acibco apiary, the top of Lozova, the Carlanici bridge, the Fontana Mica and Fontana Mare and namely with the Tarnaucai glade, from the Chiprian’s glade with the Bac mill, from the large river meadow towards Poroseci”.
The royal legacy charter dating from February 10, 1429 is the second document which tells about Capriana Monastery from the times of Alexander the King reign:
"I am Alexander Voievod - the ruler of Moldova and I mention in this charter the fact that we gave Vasnevat monastery where Chiprian is the Superior, to our wife - princess Merena.
Initially, the monastery was named after Vasnavet, which is a river flowing near the monastery; later it was renamed into Capriana, thus honoring the name Chiprian who was the first Superior of the monastery.
In the Grigore Ureche (the chronicler) papers the following is mentioned: Petru Rares – the ruler of Moldova (1527 – 1538), (1541-1546) would have built the first stone church in locality Capriana with the Holy Virgin Dormition titulr saint. Grirore Ureche offered to the monastery a Gospel written in Slavonic language on parchment, banded with wooden covers and blown with silver. At the first page the following text was written: “Devoted and loving God Ioan Petru Voievod, with the God forgiveness becoming the ruler of the whole Moldovan land and his wife Elena, and his sons – Ilias Voievod, Shtefan and Constantin
embellished this Gispel and in October 7053 (1545) gave it to the newly built Holy Virgin Dormition Monastery which is Capriana”.
Because of economical decline and cultural stagnation, the Capriana Monastery experimented a difficult period in the XVIIth century.
Only after 1813, thanks to metropolitan bishop Gavriil Banu1escu-Bodoni, a revigoration of monastic life was registered.
With the insistence of bishops, the Capriana Monastery was given to the Zograful Monastery in 1837, the archbishop receiving the Harjauca monastery. The monastery was under the leadership of Zograful monastery till March 9, 1873. On June 29, 1940, a day after the conquest of Basarabia by Soviet troops, the whole estate of the monastery was confiscated. The last abbot of the monastery was the Superior Eugeniu (1952—1962) and the last church oration was solemnized on October 25, 1962. a day after the activity which lasted more than a half of the millennium, the monastery was closed, hieromonks tooking refuge in other parishes, monks and brothers being driven banished.
The Soviet State declared the Capriana Monastery an architectural monument governmentally protected, but at the same times the monastery begun to be foraged and crashed.
After 1962, the monastery was transformed into a sanatorium for sick children. The monastery refectory was transformed into a club where dancing parties, good cheers and weddings were organized.
With the Republic of Moldova Council of Ministers decision, the Capriana Monastery became again a place for orations; the first abbot of the monastery was archimandrite Iosif Gargalac, who was an ex- abbot at the Soruceni Monastery. With the retreating of the abbot Iosif, the monastery was conducted by hieromonk Serafim, who continued the reconstruction of the monastery.
In 1994 – 1997 the refectory of the monastery was reconstructed and transformed into church for winter orations.
I'm too much of a wuss to go shooting outdoors in -25C temperatures, so I've been rummaging through folders for photos I hadn't processed yet. This is the back side of the Trappist Monastery Ruins just outside of St. Norbert, Manitoba. It shows some of the bracing done to protect the structural integrity of the facade as well a a good portion of the foundation of the original structure.
Alcobaça Monastery, founded by Portugal's first King, Afonso Henriques, in 1153, is a Mediaeval Roman Catholic Monastery located in the town of Alcobaça, in central Portugal. It is an example of one of the first gothic constructions in Portugal and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1989.
Well, with the bit of info on the place out of the way, I will get on with describing the photo. I visited this wonderful place of Alcobaça back in June and processed this photo in July but am only getting around to uploading it now. My brother, at the time, was going mad taking panoramas on his iPhone. I was shooting away with my much heavier Nikon D90, that also can't make calls or surf the web. So, in the spirit of sibling rivalry, we challenged one and other to see who could take the better pano. I was convinced I could, even though his results were far from shabby; I was well impressed with the convenience of the iPhone and the good results it was delivering. Plus, he had the wonderful advantage of being able to review the panorama as a whole straight away on the screen, while I had to wait to get back to my computer in Ireland, where Photoshop would do the work.
I took this set of 15 images at around 15:00 in the afternoon and combined them into a panorama later on in Photoshop, whilst tweaking the White Balance, opening up shadows, bringing down highlights - the usual stuff, which, according to my brother, was cheating. Just the benefit of shooting Raw on a DSLR, I think!
So, I bet you're wondering which result was better? Well, I think mine is better, but not by much, and it'd be pretty bad if the iPhone beat a €1,000 SLR. His result was very good though and for it being what essentially was a snapshot, I was well impressed with it.
Comments welcome on the image, but I would prefer no flashing icons please. :)
Thanks,
Conor.
Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Geluk (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Labrang is located in Xiahe County in Gansu province, in the traditional Tibetan area of Amdo. Labrang Monastery is home to the largest number of monks outside of Tibet Autonomous Region. Xiahe is located about 4 hours from the city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu.
In the early part of the 20th century, Labrang was by far the largest and most influential monastery in Amdo. It is located on the Sangchu or Xiahe River a tributary of the Huang He or Yellow River.[2]
Labrang Monastery is located in the town of Xiahe, which belongs to the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Ettal Monastery.
In 1328, the Holy Roman Emperor was returning from Rome with what was considered a miraculous statue of Mary and Jesus. He was in political and financial trouble, so to please God, he founded a monastery with this statue as its centerpiece. The monastery became important as a place of pilgrimage.
Bachkovo Monastery
The “Assumption” monastery is the second largest monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the western part of Rodope Mountain, 10 km away from Asenovgrad. It was founded by Grigoriy Bukuriani – Georgian military commander who was at the service of the Byzantine Emperor. After the Ottomans conquered Bulgaria at the end of 14 century, the heroic patriarch St. Evtimiy Tarnovski was sent into exile in the monastery where he stayed until the end of his life. At first the monastery survived ottoman attacks but later it was burned down and plundered. During the 15th century it was renovated. The main monastery church was built in 1604. The wall paintings in the refectory date back from 1643. There are stages of “the Doomsday”, figures of holy monks, stages from the Orthodox Church history, and many other mural paintings. The icon of Virgin Mary is said to be miraculous. 103 manuscripts and 252 old printed books were found in the monastery in the beginning of 20 century and were called “a real literature depository”.
(Extracted from the website, www.visitbulgaria.net/en/bachkovo_monastery).
Sucevița Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox convent situated in the Northeastern part of Romania. It is situated near the Suceviţa River, in the village Sucevița, 18 km away from the city of Rădăuţi, Suceava County. It is located in the southern part of the historical region of Bukovina (northwestern Moldavia). It was built in 1585 by Ieremia Movilă, Gheorghe Movilă and Simion Movilă.[1]
The architecture of the church contains both Byzantine and Gothic elements, and some elements typical to other painted churches of northern Moldavia. Both interior and exterior walls are covered by mural paintings, which are of great artistic value and depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testament. The paintings date from around 1601, which makes Sucevița one of the last monasteries to be decorated in the famous Moldavian style of exterior paintings.
The interior court of the monastic ensemble is almost square (100 by 104 meters) and is surrounded by high (6 m), wide (3 m) walls. There are several other defensive structures within the ensemble, including four towers (one in each corner). Sucevița was a princely residence as well as a fortified monastery. The thick walls today shelter a museum that presents an outstanding collection of historical and art objects. The tomb covers of Ieremia and Simion Movilă – rich portraits embroidered in silver thread – together with ecclesiastical silverware, books and illuminated manuscripts, offer eloquent testimony to Sucevița's importance first as a manuscript workshop, then as a printing center.
In 2010, the monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites, as one of the Painted churches of Moldavia.
The monastery was endowed in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, during the Reconquista. The church was consecrated in 1252. The ground floor of the cloister was added in the late 13th century, endowed by King Dinis I. The 2nd floor of the cloister was added in the early 16th century under Manuel I, although it is far more restrained than the typical Manueline style. The bell towers are an 18th century Baroque addition.
The city of Alcobaça became notable after the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, decided to build there a church to celebrate the conquest of Santarém to the Moors, in 1147. The church later evolved into the Monastery of Alcobaça, one of the most magnificent gothic monuments in the country. In the church are the tombs of King Peter I and his murdered mistress Inês de Castro. Over the centuries this monastery had an important role on Portuguese culture.
Humor Monastery located in Mănăstirea Humorului, about 5 km north of the town of Gura Humorului, Romania. It is a monastery for nuns dedicated to the Dormition of Virgin Mary, or Theotokos. It was constructed in 1530 by Voievod Petru Rareş and his chancellor Teodor Bubuiog. The monastery was built over the foundation of a previous monastery that dated from around 1415. The Humor monastery was closed in 1786 and was not reopened until 1990.
Humor was one of the first of Bucovina's painted monasteries to be frescoed and, along with Voroneţ, is probably the best preserved. The dominant colour of the frescoes is a reddish brown.
(do not associate with humour or humor)
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrog_monastery
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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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