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West Front of Maulbronn Abbey, Germany Religion, Piety and Spirituality West front of Maulbronn Abbey, Germany. Cistercians came to Germany during the lifetime of St. Bernard. Begun in 1147, this was one of the largest and most prosperous of their foundations and preserves... 3. Fountains Abbey Religion, Piety and Spirituality Fountains Abbey. A Cistercian abbey in England. A peaceful and romantic scene. Romanticizations of Fountains goes back to the 19th c., when ruins were deliberately integrated into a picturesque landscape.... 4. Monastery of San Francesco at Assisi Religion, Piety and Spirituality Monastery of San Francesco at Assisi. The monastery is the head and mother of the Franciscan order, built on the steep side of an Umbrian hill town, almost unchanged since the middle ages. Two churches... 5. Mont St. Michel Religion, Piety and Spirituality Mont St Michel. 10th century Benedictine monastery. 6. Mont St. Michel, Cloister Religion, Piety and Spirituality Mont St Michel, cloister. On the roof of the Merveille; foliage carving on upper parts, intriguing alternation of double arcade and wide views of sea and sky must have this spot one of particular charm.... 7. Mont St. Michel, Crypt and Choir Religion, Piety and Spirituality Mont St Michel, crypte and choir. The crypte des gros piliers, whose thick pillars support the whole east end of the church; built in mid 15th century., almost entirely without decoration, no capitals,... 8. Certosa, Pavia, Faade Religion, Piety and Spirituality Certosa, Pavia (Renais. Carthusians), Faade. Founded in 1396 by the Duke of Milan, Giangaleazzo Visconti, on one of his estates, on the occasion of a vow made by his wife, Caterina. The faade is the first... 9. Fontenay and Cistercians Religion, Piety and Spirituality Fontenay and Cistercians. Fontenay from the west. Secluded valley is typical of Cistercian sites. Note the small round building in the foreground, the dovecote; west front of the church is on left and... 10. Fontenay and Cistercians Religion, Piety and Spirituality Fontenay and Cistercians. Lying low in a moist valley, this Cistercian abbey speaks the harsh, austere language of St. Bernard, a great reformer who led monasticism back to its first ideals. Here, the... 11. Plan of Cathedral and Monastery of Norwich Religion, Piety and Spirituality Plan of cathedral and monastery of Norwich. Begun in 1096, an example of Norman influence, thru Herbert de Losinga, formerly abbot of Fecamp. Heart of monastery the cloister; monks would enter church at... 12. Plan of Maulbronn Religion, Piety and Spirituality Plan of Maulbronn. Cistercian abbey in Germany. Monastery begun in 1147, in a place ""extremely wild and dangerous to all travellers because of attacks by robbers."" 13. Plan of St. Gall, 9th C. Religion, Piety and Spirituality Plan of St Gall, 9th century. Plan of St. Gall, redrawn and simplified from 9th c. original in monastery library of St. Gall in Switzerland. Nothing as completely regular as this was ever built, and was... 14. Poblet Abbey, Cistercian Abbey in Spain Religion, Piety and Spirituality Poblet Abbey, Cistercian Abbey in Spain. Entrance to abbey church of Poblet, Catalonia, illustrates a contrast familiar all over Europe between the austerity of early Cistercian ideals and subsequent worldliness.... 15. Poodle Tails as place holder for Plan Certosa, Pavia Religion, Piety and Spirituality Plan Certosa, Pavia (Renais. Carthusians). Carthusians represent another quest for simplicity that goes back to the late 11th c., when a community of hermits came together only to ensure their solitude,... 16. Rievaulx Religion, Piety and Spirituality Rievaulx. New Helmsley, Yorkshire. An important Cistercian house, founded in 1131, its first Abbot was St. William, personal secretary to St. Bernard. The choir and refectory are magnificent examples of... 17. Ottobeuren: 18th C. Monastery in Central Europe Religion, Piety and Spirituality Ottobeuren: 18th c. monastery in central Europe. Prosperity was one reason for the church and monastery building that swept across Austria and Bavaria in the 18th c., but also, but another was counter... 18. Trinitarian Monastery of San Carlo Alley Quatro Fontane Religion, Piety and Spirituality Trinitarian monastery of San Carlo Alle Quatro Fontane. Trinitarians were founded in 1198 as an order to random prisoner from Muslims. Towards the end of the 16th c., they split into three groups over... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-18 of 18 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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