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RFM1X1NM–Clothing, fashion of the monastic orders in the Middle Ages, from the left, Carmelite in clothes to go out, Carthusian monk in a costume to go out, Carthusian monk in house dress, Carthusian Nun with the blessing decoration, convent of the Order of Mariae Visitation, a so-called Salesian, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century
RM2J0C0WT–Frei Carlos. Portuguese Renaissance painter, active from 1517 to 1540. The Calvary Triptych, 1520-1530. The Calvary, the Baptism of Jesus (on the right) and The Profession of St. Paula, the transmission of the rule of St. Jerome to St. Paula and her companions, consecrating her adoption into the bosom of the Hieronymite monastic order (on the left). Oil on oak panel. National Museum of Ancient Art. Lisbon, Portugal.
RMDAC032–Stained glass depicting St. Francois of Sales founding the Visitation Monastic Order, Saint Severin church, Paris, France
RM2HNH642–Finchale priory, pronounced finkle priory ,also known as Finchale Abbey, County Durham, U.K. with its fotbridge over the river Wear. Like many English abbeys it stands in a beautiful wooded setting. The Benedictine building was founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of St Godric, a retired sailor and merchant, The priory became an outpost of Durham Cathedral from where the monks of Durham travelled and used it as a holiday retreat until its suppression in 1538. Godric's original hermitage was dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is under the care of English Heritage.
RMP0BNCP–. English: Portrait of Pellegrino Carleni (?-?). 'Peregrinus Carlenus, Amerinus, Abbas B. Mariae, Serenissimi Ducis Geldriae et Iuliae, Comitis de Egmond ac Zutphaniae ad Tractatum Pacis Generalis Legatus Plenipotentiarius'. (Amerinus = from Ameria, Umbria, Italy. Abbas B. Mariae = Abbot of Monasterium beatae Mariae or Mariaklooster, a monastery in Huijbergen, the Netherlands, of the monastic order of the Hermits of Saint William, 1278-1847.) Page 109. Nederlands: Pellegrino Carleni (?-?) uit Ameria, Umbrië, Italië, was abt van het Monasterium beatae Mariae of Mariaklooster, een Wilhelmietenkl
![A swami (Sanskrit: स्वामी Svāmi [sʋáːmi]) is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Shankara, or to a religious teacher. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B025XN/a-swami-sanskrit-svmi-smi-is-an-ascetic-or-yogi-who-has-been-initiated-into-the-religious-monastic-order-founded-by-adi-shankara-or-to-a-religious-teacher-mount-abu-is-a-popular-hill-station-in-the-aravalli-range-in-sirohi-district-of-rajasthan-state-in-western-india-near-the-border-with-gujarat-the-mountain-forms-a-distinct-rocky-plateau-22-km-long-by-9-km-wide-the-highest-peak-on-the-mountain-is-guru-shikhar-at-1722-m-5650-ft-above-sea-level-it-is-referred-to-as-an-oasis-in-the-desert-as-its-heights-are-home-to-rivers-lakes-waterfalls-and-evergreen-forests-2B025XN.jpg "A swami (Sanskrit: स्वामी Svāmi [sʋáːmi]) is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Shankara, or to a religious teacher. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. Stock Photo")
RM2B025XN–A swami (Sanskrit: स्वामी Svāmi [sʋáːmi]) is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Shankara, or to a religious teacher. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.
RFKP0J43–Krakow, Poland. Monastery of cameldolite brothers and baroque church in the wood on the hill in Bielany near Tyniec. Aerial view in winter
RMWH97TM–Roslin Chapel, Lothian, Scotland. The Roslin Chapel contains the 'Prentice Pillar', a remarkable carved pillar which is said to contain the Holy Grail. According to Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival', the grail was kept in a Holy Temple where it was guarded by the Templiesen. The Temple is thought by Knight and Lomas to be the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, where the treasures of the Jewish people were buried before the destruction of Jerusalem in 68 AD.. The Templiesen are the Monastic Order fo the Knights Templar, supposedly heirs to this hidden treasure which they recovered while on
RME2JENM–Yangon, Myanmar. 20th June, 2014. Buddhist monks arrive to observe the trial at a court in Yangon, Myanmar, June 20, 2014. Five Myanmar Buddhist monks, who were charged with defaming religion and inciting mutiny against the monastic order, were released on bail Friday. Credit: U Aung/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
RF2HTYCMA–Art inspired by Saint Francis, 1450s, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 22.2 cm), Paintings, Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio) (Italian, Siena 1405–1481 Siena), With his right hand, Saint Francis opens the plain brownish-gray habit of his monastic order, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RMT95220–Knight Hospitalier. The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem arose in the early 12th century, at the time of the great monastic reformation, as a group of individuals associated with an Amalfitan hospital in the Muristan district of Jerusalem, dedicated to John the Baptist and founded around 1023 by Gerard Thom to provide care for sick, poor or injured pilgrims coming to the Holy Land.
RM2F3N8DK–Lanercost priory undercroft, the buildings of a religious institution or monastic order. Arched vaulted roofs and columns of the cellars.
RMDADXJK–Marieke from the Netherlands holds the current poster of the ecumenical monastic order Taizé in Berlin, Germany, 04 November 2011. The Taizé Community is preparing for their international youth meeting under the motto 'Paths of Trust', where tens of thousands of juveniles from the whole of Europe are expected to join between 28 December 2011 and 01 January 2012. The organisers are
RMD3FJA4–(dpa) - A view through the archway towards monastery of Rot, Germany, 31 May 2003. The monastery was founded in 1126 by the monastic order of the preamonstratenser. A major fire distroyed the majority of the Gothic style buildings in 1681. However, the monastery was quickly rebuilt in a baroque architectural style and existed until 1803 when the town of Moenchsroth was changed to t
RF2FKY6K8–Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The old venetian Monastery of St. Peter and St. Paul in Heraklion city. It belonged to the monastic order of Dominicans
RM2F64J7E–Details of the monastic complex of Santo Spirito in Maiella. Roccamorice, Pescara province, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe
RMM15RJH–A stag and doe deer amidst oak trees in Welbeck Park, part of the Abbey in the Dukeries in North Nottinghamshire. It was the site of a monastery belonging to the Premonstratensian order in England.
RMEK5WHB–Maha Wizara Pagoda was built in 1980 to commemorate the convening of all sects of the Buddhist monastic order. Yangon, Myanmar
RM2GB3JJM–Catholic military monastic order of the Temple. Knight Templar. Engraving by Coderch. Later colouration. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.
RM2E5Y5XA–Venerable Manchien Shih (C), who is in charge of the European Regional Temple, reacts with monks at the temple in Bussy-Saint Georges, 30 km (19 miles) east of Paris June 21, 2012. The European Regional Temple, Europe's biggest Buddhist temple and the future European headquarters of the Taiwanese monastic order of Fo Guang Shan, resides in a neighbourhood, nicknamed ?the esplanade of religions? by the city?s mayor Hugues Rondeau, which is aimed at facilitating dialogue between different communities in the city. The temple, which has the capacity to host up to 1,100 devotees, will be inaugurat
RM2HA905H–A late 19th century illustration of a British Catholic Dominican Monk (Black Friar) . Also known as The Order of Preachers, Ordo Praedicatorum or OP. The order was founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest Saint Dominic
RMPH83MX–Monastery church, Benedictine order, Blautopf, karst spring, Blaubeuren, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Swabian Alb, Baden Württemberg
![A swami (Sanskrit: स्वामी Svāmi [sʋáːmi]) is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Shankara, or to a religious teacher. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B025XR/a-swami-sanskrit-svmi-smi-is-an-ascetic-or-yogi-who-has-been-initiated-into-the-religious-monastic-order-founded-by-adi-shankara-or-to-a-religious-teacher-mount-abu-is-a-popular-hill-station-in-the-aravalli-range-in-sirohi-district-of-rajasthan-state-in-western-india-near-the-border-with-gujarat-the-mountain-forms-a-distinct-rocky-plateau-22-km-long-by-9-km-wide-the-highest-peak-on-the-mountain-is-guru-shikhar-at-1722-m-5650-ft-above-sea-level-it-is-referred-to-as-an-oasis-in-the-desert-as-its-heights-are-home-to-rivers-lakes-waterfalls-and-evergreen-forests-2B025XR.jpg "A swami (Sanskrit: स्वामी Svāmi [sʋáːmi]) is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Shankara, or to a religious teacher. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests. Stock Photo")
RM2B025XR–A swami (Sanskrit: स्वामी Svāmi [sʋáːmi]) is an ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Shankara, or to a religious teacher. Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.
RFKP0J61–Camaldolese monastery and baroque church in the wood on the hill in Bielany near Tyniec abbey, Krakow, Poland, Bird's eye view in late fall at sunset
RM2HH34T7–Members of a Monastic Order Carrying the Cross for Christ to Heaven n.d. Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari Italian. Members of a Monastic Order Carrying the Cross for Christ to Heaven. Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (Italian, died 1657). n.d.. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of red and black chalk. Drawings
RME2JENK–Yangon, Myanmar. 20th June, 2014. A senior Buddhist monk arrives for standing trial at a court in Yangon, Myanmar, June 20, 2014. Five Myanmar Buddhist monks, who were charged with defaming religion and inciting mutiny against the monastic order, were released on bail Friday. Credit: U Aung/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
RMT9521P–Knight Hospitalier. The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem arose in the early 12th century, at the time of the great monastic reformation, as a group of individuals associated with an Amalfitan hospital in the Muristan district of Jerusalem, dedicated to John the Baptist and founded around 1023 by Gerard Thom to provide care for sick, poor or injured pilgrims coming to the Holy Land.
RMED4PFW–Majuli, Assam, India. 27th Dec, 2014. Two junior bhakats (monks) practice Sankardeva's 'Mati Akhora', medieval Indian ground aerobics at the Dakhinpat Satra, a Neo-Vaishnavite monastery on the Majuli river. Satras (monasteries) follow the practice of teaching children from age of 5-7 years. There they learn the monastic order by a well drawn out system of daily routine and rituals under the supervision of senior monks that take responsibility for individual children as the foster fathers. In the process, the children come to learn various aspects of sattra discipline, including the performing
RMDAD0P1–Participants of the 34th European Taize meeting for young are pictured at the food distribution in Berlin, Germany, 28 December 2011. The 34th Teize meeting takes place between 28 December 2011 and 01.January 2012 in Berlin and is initiated by the international ecumenical monastic order Taize. Photo: Britta Pedersen
RMKFNWRE–An old engraving depicting a Blackfriars monk in Medieval times. In England and other countries the Dominican friars are referred to as 'Black Friars' because of the black cappa or cloak they wore over their white habits.
RM2CTDH85–Interior detail of Round church, Convent of the Order of Christ (Convento de Cristo), Tomar, Portugal
RM2F64J7H–Details of the monastic complex of Santo Spirito in Maiella. Chapel of the Magdalene. Roccamorice, Pescara province, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe
RM2F9R7B0–Panel of St Dominic, 14th c. Gothic. Anonymous. Church of St Miquel de Tamarite de Litera, Aragon. National Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
RM2FNKC78–Binham Priory, Norfolk, Church and monastic ruins, Cluniac Order, medieval, monastery, England
RM2FKD26M–Catholic military monastic order of the Temple. Knight Templar. Engraving by Coderch. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.
RM2E63JF0–Venerable Manchien Shih, who is in charge of the European Regional Temple, reacts at the temple in Bussy-Saint Georges, 30 km (19 miles) east of Paris June 21, 2012. The European Regional Temple, Europe's biggest Buddhist temple and the future European headquarters of the Taiwanese monastic order of Fo Guang Shan, resides in a neighbourhood, nicknamed ?the esplanade of religions? by the city?s mayor Hugues Rondeau, which is aimed at facilitating dialogue between different communities in the city. The temple, which has the capacity to host up to 1,100 devotees, will be inaugurated on Sunday be
RM2BP7NRY–A statue in the Rosary Walk at Aylesford Priory of Our Lady Mary amongst the autumn leaves on a sunny winters day, Kent, UK
RMTRPX7P–The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Prešeren Square, Ljubljana city, Slovenia, Europe
RFCXR2TK–Monastic Cell in the Mafra National Palace, Convent and Basilica in Portugal. Franciscan Religious Order. Baroque architecture.
RF2D53HRB–This illustration from the early 1900s shows Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade. Peter the Hermit ( c. 1050—1115), ascetic and monastic founder, considered one of the most important preachers of the First Crusade. He was also, with Walter Sansavoir, one of the leaders of the so-called People’s Crusade, which arrived in the East before the main armies of the First Crusade.
RM2HH070N–The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda 3rd century India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli) This panel tells the story of the conversion of the Buddha's half-brother, Nanda. He was initially skeptical of joining the Buddhist order, wanting to instead remain with his beautiful wife. Through discussion and ultimately a miraculous flight over the Himalayas to the heaven of Indra, the Buddha was able to convince him to join the monastic order.. The Conversion and Ordination of Nanda. India (Andhra Pradesh, Goli). 3rd century. Limestone. Ikshvaku period. Sculpture
![Evening prayer of the members of the Salvatorian Order in their house behind the church of the parish of St. Willibald in Munich's Laim district. Following the merger of the northern and southern German administrative headquarters at the end of 2009, the branch office is now the headquarters of the all-German province. [automated translation] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AMKNDM/evening-prayer-of-the-members-of-the-salvatorian-order-in-their-house-behind-the-church-of-the-parish-of-st-willibald-in-munichs-laim-district-following-the-merger-of-the-northern-and-southern-german-administrative-headquarters-at-the-end-of-2009-the-branch-office-is-now-the-headquarters-of-the-all-german-province-automated-translation-2AMKNDM.jpg "Evening prayer of the members of the Salvatorian Order in their house behind the church of the parish of St. Willibald in Munich's Laim district. Following the merger of the northern and southern German administrative headquarters at the end of 2009, the branch office is now the headquarters of the all-German province. [automated translation] Stock Photo")
RM2AMKNDM–Evening prayer of the members of the Salvatorian Order in their house behind the church of the parish of St. Willibald in Munich's Laim district. Following the merger of the northern and southern German administrative headquarters at the end of 2009, the branch office is now the headquarters of the all-German province. [automated translation]
RF2E1MYCM–Saint Romuald or San Romualdo, founder in the 1000s of the Camaldolese monastic order. Detail of 1400s Crucifixion fresco, attributed to Florentine Late Gothic and Renaissance artist Stefano d’Antonio di Vanni (c. 1405-1483), a pupil of painter and sculptor Bicci di Lorenzo (1373-1452). In the Chiesa di Sant’Agostino in Volterra, Tuscany, Italy.
RMED4PFT–Majuli, Assam, India. 27th Dec, 2014. Two junior bhakats (monks) practice Sankardeva's 'Mati Akhora', medieval Indian ground aerobics at the Dakhinpat Satra, a Neo-Vaishnavite monastery on the Majuli river. Satras (monasteries) follow the practice of teaching children from age of 5-7 years. There they learn the monastic order by a well drawn out system of daily routine and rituals under the supervision of senior monks that take responsibility for individual children as the foster fathers. In the process, the children come to learn various aspects of sattra discipline, including the performing
RMDAD1EY–Taize monks attend a church service in a hall at the exhibition grounds in Berlin, Germany, 30 December 2011. At the invitations of the churches and the Berlin senate this year's Taize youth meeting takes place in Berlin until 01 January 2012. Taize is an ecumenical monastic order for men. Photo: MAURIZIO GAMBARINI
RFMBEKE0–Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan - Trashi Chhoe Dzong, royal palace and headquarter of the monastic order.
RM2CTDHAC–Interior detail of Round church, Convent of the Order of Christ (Convento de Cristo), Tomar, Portugal
RM2F64J7D–Monastery and hermit complex of Santo Spirito in Maiella. Roccamorice, Pescara province, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe
RM2E0X485–Pope Benedict XVI attends an ecumenical gathering of around 40,000 young people in Rome's St Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 29, 2012. The young Christians came to Rome as part of a European meeting of the Taize community, an ecumenical monastic order in Taize in eastern France. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM
RMPK92TB–Scene in the tranquil monastic gardens of St. Maria Crescentia Höss, a Franciscan Third Order monastery in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria.
RM2F77FN7–Saint Dominic of Guzman (1170-1221). Spanish religious, founder of the Order of Friar Preachers (Dominicans). Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.
RM2CXFT49–Venerable Manchien Shih (C), who is in charge of the European Regional Temple, directs workers at the temple in Bussy-Saint Georges, 30 km (19 miles) east of Paris June 21, 2012. The European Regional Temple, Europe's biggest Buddhist temple and the future European headquarters of the Taiwanese monastic order of Fo Guang Shan, resides in a neighbourhood, nicknamed ?the esplanade of religions? by the city?s mayor Hugues Rondeau, which is aimed at facilitating dialogue between different communities in the city. The temple, which has the capacity to host up to 1,100 devotees, will be inaugurated
RM2BNKC7C–Winter views of Aylesford Priory in the warm afternoon light, Kent, UK, Golden leaves heighten the warmth of the light,
RMTRPWR4–The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Prešeren Square, Ljubljana city, Slovenia, Europe
RFCXTXWE–Monastic Cell in the Mafra National Palace, Convent and Basilica in Portugal. Franciscan Religious Order. Baroque architecture.
RF2J643FJ–The 1906 caption reads: “PETER THE HERMIT PREACHING THE FIRST CRUSADE.—The crusades were started by Peter the Hermit, a holy man who returned from Jerusalem and spoke at a great Church Council held at Clermont in France, 1095. He told of the sufferings of Christians in the Holy Land and urged the warriors to win back the Sepulchre of Christ from the Mahometans. 'God wills it!' cried the Pope, and the whole multitude was seized with religious enthusiasm, and enrolled themselves under the banner of the cross.” Peter the Hermit (c. 1050—1115), ascetic and monastic founder, considered one of the
RM2HJ0BFE–Saint Francis 1450s Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio) Italian With his right hand, Saint Francis opens the plain brownish-gray habit of his monastic order to reveal the wound in his side, which along with those on his hands, represent the marks of the stigmata, the wounds of the crucified Christ which were miraculously imprinted on his hands, feet, and side. This panel and another in the Lehman Collection, which depicts a similar figure of San Bernardino (1975.1.46), originally belonged the same (unidentified) altarpiece complex, and likely appeared at the base of the pilasters. The
RMW034DH–Knight of the Military Order of Aviz, a Portuguese monastic military order, Chevalier de l’Ordre d’Avis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving after an illustration by Jacques Charles Bar from Abbot Tiron’s Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845.
RF2J6E686–The building of the former Carmelite order monastery began in 1586. Nardo, Apulia (Puglia), Italy.
RF2E1MYCF–Saint Romuald or San Romualdo, founder in the 1000s of the Camaldolese monastic order. Detail of 1400s Crucifixion fresco, attributed to Florentine Late Gothic and Renaissance artist Stefano d’Antonio di Vanni (c. 1405-1483), a pupil of painter and sculptor Bicci di Lorenzo (1373-1452). In the Chiesa di Sant’Agostino in Volterra, Tuscany, Italy.
RMED4KE8–Majuli, Assam, India. 27th Dec, 2014. INDIA, MAJULI: Two junior bhakats (monks) practice Sankardeva's 'Mati Akhora' - the medieval Indian ground aerobics at Dakhinpat Satra, a Neo-Vaishnavite monastery at Majuli river island in Jorhat district in eastern Assam state, India on December 27, 2014. Satras (monasteries) follow the practice of bringing children at the tender age of 5-7 years. They are acculturated into the monastic order by a well drawn out system of daily routine and rituals under the supervision of senior monks taking up responsibility for individual child as the foster fathers.
RMDAD1EX–Young people attend a church service in a hall at the exhibition grounds in Berlin, Germany, 30 December 2011. At the invitations of the churches and the Berlin senate this year's Taize youth meeting takes place in Berlin until 01 January 2012. Taize is an ecumenical monastic order for men. Photo: MAURIZIO GAMBARINI
RFKCFDK8–Trashi Chhoe Dzong and landscape of paddy farm villages, Thimphu, Bhutan - Trashi Chhoe Dzong, royal palace and headquarter of the monastic order.
RM2CTDH7M–Interior detail of Round church, Convent of the Order of Christ (Convento de Cristo), Tomar, Portugal
RM2DCH60F–A 19th Century view of Netley Abbey, a ruined late medieval monastery in the village of Netley near Southampton in Hampshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1239 as a house for monks of the austere Cistercian order, but despite royal patronage, Netley was never rich, produced no influential scholars nor churchmen, and its nearly 300-year history was quiet.
RM2E0X475–Pope Benedict XVI attends an ecumenical gathering of around 40,000 young people in Rome's St Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 29, 2012. The young Christians came to Rome as part of a European meeting of the Taize community, an ecumenical monastic order in Taize in eastern France. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM
RMPK92T7–Scene in the tranquil monastic gardens of St. Maria Crescentia Höss, a Franciscan Third Order monastery in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria.
RM2F64P66–Friar Antonio de Villacastín (1512-1603). Spanish religious of the Order of Saint Jerome and quantity surveyor. Director of the works of the Monastery of El Escorial. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.
RM2CWW4HX–Venerable Manchien Shih, who is in charge of the European Regional Temple, speaks at the temple in Bussy-Saint Georges, 30 km (19 miles) east of Paris June 21, 2012. The European Regional Temple, Europe's biggest Buddhist temple and the future European headquarters of the Taiwanese monastic order of Fo Guang Shan, resides in a neighbourhood, nicknamed 'the esplanade of religions' by the city?s mayor Hugues Rondeau, which is aimed at facilitating dialogue between different communities in the city. The temple, which has the capacity to host up to 1,100 devotees, will be inaugurated on Sunday bef
RMCY8W7X–The Nunnery. Medieval remains. Augustinian Order. Iona. Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Standing masonry a mixture of pink granite.
RFTRPWAM–The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, Prešeren Square, Ljubljana city, Slovenia, Europe
RFCY2TRW–Monastic Cell in the Mafra National Palace, Convent and Basilica in Portugal. Franciscan Religious Order. Baroque architecture.
RMR17T69–Karsha village and Karsha Monastery seen from area of Stongdey Monastery (also known as Stongde, Stongday, Thongde, Tonday or Thonde), Zanskar, India
RM2HH5RJ3–Icon Triptych: Ewostatewos and Eight of His Disciples late 17th century Amhara peoples This is the only known icon devoted to the genealogy of a monastic order. Its subject is the 'House of Ewost' atéwos,' one of two major monastic orders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Born circa 1273, St. Ewost' atéwos founded a number of monasteries in northern Ethiopia. Doctrinal disputes led to his exile in Egypt and Armenia, where he died around 1352. In this visual genealogy of the Ewost' atéwos house, he is heralded at the summit of the central panel as a revered visionary surrounded by his followers
RMDW4PB0–Fresco depicting the life of St. Benedict, by Signorelli, Cloister of Abbazia di Monte Abbey, Tuscany, Italy
RMDD1FC8–Statue, Jesus and Mary, Quarr Abbey Grounds , Wooten Bridge, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK, GB.
RMED4KE7–Majuli, Assam, India. 27th Dec, 2014. INDIA, MAJULI: Two junior bhakats (monks) practice Sankardeva's 'Mati Akhora' - the medieval Indian ground aerobics at Dakhinpat Satra, a Neo-Vaishnavite monastery at Majuli river island in Jorhat district in eastern Assam state, India on December 27, 2014. Satras (monasteries) follow the practice of bringing children at the tender age of 5-7 years. They are acculturated into the monastic order by a well drawn out system of daily routine and rituals under the supervision of senior monks taking up responsibility for individual child as the foster fathers.
RMDAD0P3–Participants of the 34th European Taize meeting for young adults while having a meal together in Berlin, Germany, 28 December 2011. The 34th Teize meeting takes place between 28 December 2011 and 01.January 2012 in Berlin and is initiated by the international ecumenical monastic order Taize. Photo: Britta Pedersen
RFM1FBHA–Trashi Chhoe Dzong and landscape of paddy farm villages, Thimphu, Bhutan - Trashi Chhoe Dzong, royal palace and headquarter of the monastic order.
RM2CTDH65–Interior detail of Round church, Convent of the Order of Christ (Convento de Cristo), Tomar, Portugal
RMM7WE3N–The ruins of Fountains Abbey, one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VI
RM2E0X47T–Pope Benedict XVI attends an ecumenical gathering of around 40,000 young people in Rome's St Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 29, 2012. The young Christians came to Rome as part of a European meeting of the Taize community, an ecumenical monastic order in Taize in eastern France. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM
RMD7F27E–Binham Priory, Norfolk, Church and Monastic ruins, English medieval architecture, England UK, Benedictine Order
RMM7M698–Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet. It was founded by Ramon Berenguer IV in 1129. Refectory. Rectangular room covered by a pointed vault dating from 12th century. Vimbodi, province of Tarragona, Conca de Barbera, Catalonia, Spain.
RM2D0JBHT–Venerable Manchien Shih, who is in charge of the European Regional Temple, speaks at the temple in Bussy-Saint Georges, 30 km (19 miles) east of Paris June 21, 2012. The European Regional Temple, Europe's biggest Buddhist temple and the future European headquarters of the Taiwanese monastic order of Fo Guang Shan, resides in a neighbourhood, nicknamed ?the esplanade of religions? by the city?s mayor Hugues Rondeau, which is aimed at facilitating dialogue between different communities in the city. The temple, which has the capacity to host up to 1,100 devotees, will be inaugurated on Sunday bef
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