Lebanon · Archaeological site
Deir el-Qalaa, Beit Mery — a Maronite monastery standing in a Roman temple
Roman sanctuary of Jupiter Balmarcod above the Beirut river, with a second temple, baths, olive presses and a…
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Monastery
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Puglia · Building
Dominican Convent of the Basilica San Nicola – Virtual Tour 360°
The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, entrusted to the Dominican Order since 1951, is one of…
Germany · Building
Dormition of the Theotokos Serbian Orthodox Monastery (Himmelsthür)
Germany's first Serbian Orthodox monastery, serving as a spiritual and cultural centre for the diaspora community across the…
United Kingdom · Building
Douai Abbey
A Benedictine monastery founded by French monks fleeing anti-clerical legislation in 1903, Douai Abbey continues monastic life in…
United Kingdom · Building
Downside Abbey
A former Benedictine monastery in Somerset housing a striking Gothic Revival church begun in 1873, celebrated as a…
United Kingdom · Abbey
Dundrennan Abbey (1142): Mary Stuart’s Last Night on Scottish Soil
Tra le rovine gotiche di un'abbazia cistercense fondata nel XII secolo, una regina in fuga trascorse la sua…
Germany · Building
Eibingen Abbey
A Benedictine convent on the Rhine founded by Hildegard of Bingen in 1165, dissolved in 1804, and restored…
Russia · Building
Ferapontov Monastery (15th–16th century): the Frescoes of Dionisy (Ferapontovo, Russia)
In un angolo remoto della Russia settentrionale, fra laghi e foreste, il monastero di Ferapontov custodisce un tesoro…
Lazio · Building
Fossanova Abbey (1208): the First Gothic Church in Italy, Consecrated by Innocent III, and the Cell Where Thomas Aquinas Died on 7 March 1274 (Priverno, Lazio)
I monaci cistercensi di Fossanova costruirono tra 1163 e 1208 la prima chiesa gotica della penisola italiana, fedele…
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