Monastery Collection (page 8)

Imperial staircase, St Florian Monastery, Sankt Florian, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Imperial staircase, St Florian Monastery, Sankt Florian, Upper Austria, c1935. Balustrade decorated with marble chuerubs, with decorative plasterwork and ceiling frescoes by Bartolomeo Altomonte

Cloisters, Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Cloisters, Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Lower Austria, c1935. Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Abbey of the Holy Cross), founded in 1133, is the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery in the world

Fish tank sculptures, Kremsmünster Abbey, Upper Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Fish tank sculptures, Kremsmunster Abbey, Upper Austria, c1935. Baroque statues decorate fish tanks separated by colonnades at the abbey in the town of Kremsmunster

They remained standing, rooted to the spot, (1907). Creator: Unknown
They remained standing, rooted to the spot, (1907). The young Mozart sneaks into the organ loft in the monastery of Ips:the Franciscan monks...were startled at hearing the organ pealing forth

Gottweig Abbey, Krems, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Gottweig Abbey, Krems, Lower Austria, c1935. Benedictine monastery founded in 1083, rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century

Lilienfeld Abbey, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Lilienfeld Abbey, Lower Austria, c1935. The Cistercian monastery in the town of Lilienfeld was founded in 1202. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

Ruins of a monastery at Canterbury, c1842. Creator: Gaucherel
Ruins of a monastery at Canterbury, c1842. Ruines d un Monastere a Canterbury. View of the remains of a Norman building, possibly part of St Augustines Abbey, in Canterbury, Kent

Vault of the Hapsburgs in the Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Vault of the Hapsburgs in the Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria, c1935. The monastery and Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, (known in German as the Kapuzinerkirche)

The Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria, c1935. The monastery and Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, (known in German as the Kapuzinerkirche), is run by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Bede, (672-735), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bede, (672-735), 1830. Saint Beded, (672-735) English Benedictine monk from Northumbria. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Ettal Abbey from the south, Bavaria, Germany, c1922. Creator: Heinrich Sting
Ettal Abbey from the south, Bavaria, Germany, c1922. Kloster Ettal is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1330, in the village of Ettal, 877 metres above sea level. Postcard

At New Norcia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
At New Norcia, 1901. In March 1846, a Benedictine mission was led by Rosendo Salvado and Joseph Serra. In March 1847 the foundation stone of the monastery was laid and named New Norcia

St. Michaels Mount, Benedictine Monastery, Penzance, Cornwall, 1900. Creator
St. Michaels Mount, Benedictine Monastery, Penzance, Cornwall, 1900. From " Underwood and Underwood Publishers, New York-London-Toroto Canada-Ottawa Kansas."

Gateway of the Certosa, Pavia, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Gateway of the Certosa, Pavia, 1890. The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery in Lombardy, northern Italy commissioned by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, built 1396-1495 by architect Marco Solari

Church and Tower of the Temple, Paris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Church and Tower of the Temple, Paris, 1890. Medieval fortress in Quartier du Temple, Marais, Paris, built by the Knights Templar during 13th century

The Escurial, near Madrid, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Escurial, near Madrid, 1890. El Escorial, historic residence of the King of Spain, in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Philip II of Spain engaged Spanish architect Juan Bautista de Toledo on designs

The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery self-mutilating to avoid rape by Viking invaders, 1773
The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery cutting of her nose & upper lip as an example for her Nuns to follow, to prevent being ravished by the Danes, 1773

The Hidden Budhist City. Creator: Saeed Bros
The Hidden Budhist City. View of ancient Buddhist monasteries and the Dhamekh Stupa at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India. The stupa, built in 500 AD

The Burmah War - Sir Frederick Roberts Meeting The Buddhist Archbishop at Mandalay, (1901). British soldier Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) meets the Thathanabaing at Mandalay in Burma

Le Cimetiere Kurodani a Kioto, Tombes Sculptees, (Tombstones in Kurodani cemetery, Kyoto), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule II". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Abbaye De Montmajour -The Old Abbey of Montmajour, c1920s. Creator: E Laget
Abbaye De Montmajour -The Old Abbey of Montmajour, c1920s. Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 18th centuries, view of Pons de l Orme tower (14th century). From " Arles". [F

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre from the Garden of the Greek Monastery, 1902. Creator
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre from the Garden of the Greek Monastery, 1902. The church is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem

Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, 1875, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, 1875, (1965). Buddhist monastery at Hemis in the north of India, dating back before the 11th century. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Santa Catalina Monastery, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo
Monastery of Santa Catalina, Arequipa, Peru, Dominican Second Order, circa 1579. The monastery is a monastery of nuns

Plunder of Monasteries, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Plunder of Monasteries, 19th century. Parliamentarian soldiers surround an old monk as they help themselves to treasure during the Civil War and Commonwealth period in England, (mid 17th century)

Rolandseck - Insel Nonnenwerth und Siebenebirge, 1923. Creator: Nikolai of Astudin
Rolandseck - Insel Nonnenwerth und Siebenebirge, 1923. Rolandseck, Nonnenwerth island and the Siebenebirge mountains. From " Bilder vom Rhein", by Nikolai of Astudin. [Hoursch & Bechstedt

The old Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Creator: Unknown
The old Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Lerins Abbey, Ile Saint Honorat - a fortified monastery was built between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries

Entrance of the Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Entrance of the Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Lerins Abbey, Ile Saint Honorat. 11th century Cistercian monastery. From " La Cote d Azur de Marseille a Menton"

Napoli - Chiosco Di S. Martino, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Napoli - Chiosco Di S. Martino, c1900. Built towards the end of the sixteenth century. From " Napoli"

Napoli - Panorama Da S. Martino, (View from San Martino), c1900. Creator: Unknown
Napoli - Panorama Da S. Martino, (View from San Martino), c1900. First settled by Greeks in the second millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world

The Caves at Moulmein, 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Caves at Moulmein, 1900. Underground temple of Kyat Khayon Cave Monastery. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

A Repast in the Monastery, 1865-1875, (1939). Creator: Vasily Perov
A Repast in the Monastery, 1865-1875, (1939). Also known as Meal : poor people beg on the floor, as well-fed Russian orthodox priests sit at a table, with more wine being opened on the left

Buddhist deity, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist deity, c1928. Tiger-tamer effigy from The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong, China. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Bermondsey Abbey, 1790, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Bermondsey Abbey, 1790, (c1878). Bermondsey Abbey was an English Benedictine monastery in Southwark, London. Thomas Pope (c1507-1559), founder of Trinity College, Oxford, bought the site

Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Creator: William Byrne
Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Ruins of Egglestone Abbey, (the abbey of St Mary and St John the Baptist), founded between 1195 and 1198 near the River Tees in County Durham

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire, 1823. Creator: Unknown
Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire, 1823. View of the ruined nave at Kirkstall in West Yorkshire. This Cistercian monastery was built between 1152 and 1182

Tewkesbury Monastery, Gloucestershire, N. W. View, early 19th century. Creator: John Coney
Tewkesbury Monastery, Gloucestershire, N. W. View, early 19th century. Tewkesbury Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1107

The Monastery of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell - The Chapel from the South, (c1872). The Priory of St John, of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem

The Monastery of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell - The Gate from the West, (c1872). The Priory of St John, of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem

Lindisfarne Priory, 2006. Creator: Ethel Davies
The ruins of the 12th century Lindisfarne Priory, originallly settled by Irish monks in 635 in honour of St Cuthbert, Holy Island, Northumberland, north east England

Bird s-eye view of Carthusian Monastery, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
Bird s-eye view of Carthusian Monastery, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the first - 1066-1499, by Marjorie and C. D. B

Buckfast Abbey Church, (N. W), late 19th-early 20th century
Buckfast Abbey Church, (N.W), late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

Lady Chapel, Buckfast Abbey, late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

East Cloister, Buckfast Abbey, late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

Chapter Room, Buckfast Abbey, late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

Buckfast Abbey Church (Interior), late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

The Refectory, Buckfast Abbey, late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

Buckfast Abbey Church, (North View), late 19th-early 20th century. Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh in Devon

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