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Monastery — of St. Nilus on Stolbnyi Island in Lake Seliger near Ostashkov, Russia, ca. 1910 … Wikipedia
Monastery of Irache — with its tower in the Herrerian style Santa María la Real de Irache (also Hyrache, or, in Basque, Iratxe) is a former Benedictine monastery located in the town of Ayegui, Navarre, Spain. It dates from the eighth century, although the surviving… … Wikipedia
Monastery of Christ in the Desert — For the painting, see Christ in the Desert. Monastery of Christ in the Desert The Monastery of Christ in the Desert is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery belonging to the English Province of the Subiaco Congregation of Benedictine monasteries … Wikipedia
Monastery of Rates — Main façade of the old church of the Monastery of Rates (late 12th century). The Monastery of Rates (Portuguese: Mosteiro de Rates) was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal.… … Wikipedia
Monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza — Former monumental gate of the monastery, now part of the church of San Juan y San Pedro de Renueva in León. The Monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza is a former Benedictine monastery in Gradefes, in the province of León, central Spain. Today in… … Wikipedia
Monastery of Carboeiro — San Lourenzo de Carboeiro Viewed from the south Monastery information Order Benedictine … Wikipedia
MONASTERY — Western European monastic communities began to develop into more formalized brick and stone architectural compounds during the reign of Charlemagne in the 800s. Monasteries, which function as a place of prayer and are inhabited by people… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
Benedictine College — Motto Forward. Always Forward. (2010)[1] … Wikipedia
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration — is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Sister Mary Anselma in Clyde, Missouri at the Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration in 1874.The order was created as an adjunct to Conception Abbey founded in Conception, Missouri to minister to … Wikipedia
Benedictine Abbey of Lobbes — Benedictine Abbey of Lobbes † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Benedictine Abbey of Lobbes Located in Hainault, Belgium, founded about 650, by St. Landelin, a converted brigand, so that the place where his crimes had been committed might… … Catholic encyclopedia
