Benedictine Collection (page 3)

Abbey gatehouse, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, 1924-1926. Artist: E Bastard
Abbey gatehouse, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, 1924-1926. The village of Cerne Abbas grew up around a Benedictine Abbey established in 987

Crossraguel Abbey, Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons
Crossraguel Abbey, Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, 1924-1926. Crossraguel was a Cluniac monastery founded in 1244. It was sacked by the army of Edward I of England in 1307

Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon, early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

The Abbey of Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland, 1836. Artist: R Wallis
The Abbey of Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland, 1836

Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, Austria, c1900s. Nonnberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery. It was founded in about 714 by Saint Rupert of Salzburg

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, early 20th century. The building of the Benedectine Abbey on the island of Mont St Michel was begun in the 11th century

St Scholastica, 1886. Born in Italy, St Scholastica (c480-543) was the twin sister of St Benedict and was the leader of a community of nuns

Great Gatehouse, Battle Abbey, East Sussex, 1937. The Benedictine abbey of Battle was founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Hastings

Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, 1937. The building of the Benedectine abbey on the island of Mont Saint-Michel was begun in the 11th century. The island can be reached at low tide via a causeway

Monks at dinner in the refectory, Asile St Leon, France, c1947-1951. French Benedictine monks that combine running a hybrid corn experiment farm (part of the Marshall Plan), and an old peoples home

Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. In the centre St Christopher carries the Christ Child across the water. Also depicted are the Benedictine monk St Maurus (left)

Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. This Black Madonna in the Benedictine Abbey of Montserrat is said to have been carved by St Luke

St Augustines Abbey, 6th century
St Augustines Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, 6th century

St Anselm reluctantly accepting the Archbishopric of Canterbury, 1093 (1864). Anselm (1033-1109), an Italian-born Benedictine monk was an influential philosopher and theologian

St Blaise and St Guerin, 19th century. St Blaise or Blasius, Bishop of Sebaste, Armenia, was martyred in c316. St Guerin (1065-1150) was a Swiss Benedectine monk who became Bishop of Sion, Valais

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