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Sant Pere de Galligants is an old Benedictine abbey located in the city of Girona. Since 1857 it has been the headquarters in Girona of the Museum of Archeology of Catalonia. It is a building declared a cultural asset of national interest. The church and its cloister have been left from the old monastery.
If you want to know more, here is a link:
www.catalunya.com/monastery-of-sant-pere-de-galligants-17...
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Found this composition while walking around in monastery, even head toward different direction but always they adhere on same mission.
The light streaming throught the white and yellow stained glass acted as a "spotlight" to hightlight the Monastery's Alter. This is a combination of two photos. One for the Stained Glass and the other for the rest of the Alter area. I hand blended these two photos together using Photoshop.
This Orthodox monastery is one of six remaining from the 14th - 16th century that can still be entered. Originally there were 24 but most are now just ruins. Locally known as the Monastic City of Rocks, The Holy Meteora to give it the true name is near Kalambaka in Greece. It's a trip worth making if you're fit enough to climb the many steps. Best viewed large :)) This image has now been made into an on-line jigsaw puzzle, so if that's your thing and you fancy giving it a try you'll find it on www.jigsawexplorer.com
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With wooden sculptured gates on wheels, see details below.
The Zamfira monastery is a monastery of Eastern Orthodox nuns, located in the Lipănești commune, Prahova County, Romania. The church was erected in 1743, at the initiative of Zamfira Apostoli, the widow of a wealthy Wallachian salesman. The church was painted in 1856-1857 by Nicolae Grigorescu, at the age of 18.
Transfiguration Monastery / Преображенски манастир - 7km north from Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново - Samovodene - България / Bulgaria
Rila Monastery "Saint Ivan of Rila" is a Bulgarian stauropygial monastery, among the most significant cultural monuments in Bulgaria, a symbol of the country, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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.
Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank ("Հաղպատավանք" in Armenian), is a medieval Armenian monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia.
The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneţ, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. The monastery was constructed by Stephen the Great in 1488 over a period of 3 months and 3 weeks to commemorate the victory at Battle of Vaslui. Often known as the "Sistine Chapel of the East", the frescoes at Voroneț feature an intense shade of blue known in Romania as "Voroneț blue."
Tismana Monastery, Romania
"Tismana Monastery, together with its medieval walls and angular bulwarks, lies on the Starmina Mountain being surrounded by forests, 30 km away from Targu Jiu. The Geto-Dacian toponym “tismena” meant “fortress”. (www.romanianmonasteries.org/other-monasteries/tismana)
Nikodim Tismanski, an Orthodox monk scribe and translator who was the founder of monasteries, one in Serbia and two in Romania, was canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1955. Nikodim erected the Tismana Monastery in Romania, dedicated to the Most Holy Virgin. Saint Nikodim died on 26 December 1406 and was buried in the narthex of the church of Tismana Monastery. His relics were kept there for a while, but later they were hidden in an unknown place because of the hostilities of the time. Only the forefinger of his right hand and his lead pectoral cross remained at Tismana. (Wikipedia)
The Monastery is dedicated to ‘Our Lady of the Golden Pomegranate’.
It was established in 1152 by monk Ignatios who, according to popular belief, found a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary off the shore of Paphos.
(Copied and edited from www.visitcyprus.com)
Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
info en español • English info
► a la derecha de la imagen se puede apreciar la firma del rey Felipe II
► to the right of the picture you can see the signature of King Philip II
other images of the monastery available in blog Descartes&Discards
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Monasteries of Meteora are built on natural conglomerate pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece
Monatery Monte Oliveto in Chiusure ...
Chiusure is a very small Italian (Tuscan) village with an amazing view on the valley and the monastery. The sunset is very beautiful and special to see.
I strongly recommend to visit the bavarian "Kloster Andechs" near Munich. Because there you will get a "Mass Bier" and a big "Schweinshaxe" with "Sauerkraut". ;)
Agapia Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox nunnery located in Neamț County. It was built between 1641 and 1643 by Romanian hetman Gavriil Coci, brother of Vasile Lupu. The church, restored and modified several times during the centuries was painted by Nicolae Grigorescu between 1858 and 1861. It is the second largest nunneries in Romania, after Văratec Monastery, having 300–400 nuns.
The mountain Montserrat with the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat at about 45 km northwest of Barcelona.
Ever since I first saw Steven Marshall's folly I've wanted to use his brick technique on a larger scale.
The building is based on artwork for the P'Jem Monastery from the TV show 'Enterprise'.
