Egypt
The White Monastery: the fortress-church built from recycled pharaonic temple stone, once home to over 4,000 monks and nuns
Vicino a Sohag, nell'Alto Egitto, il Monastero Bianco (Deir al-Abyad) fu fondato nel 442 d.C.
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Bulgaria
Troyan Monastery (1600): where revolutionary Vasil Levski hid, and a three-handed icon protects Bulgaria
Attorno al 1600, alcuni eremiti provenienti dal Monte Athos fondarono questo monastero portando con sé una copia dell'icona…
Ethiopia
Ura Kidane Mehret: the vivid frescoed monastery on Lake Tana that, unlike its neighbors, welcomes women
Il convento di Ura Kidane Mehret, sulla penisola di Zege nel Lago Tana, fu fondato nel XIV secolo…
Spain
Vallbona de les Monges (1153): the only one of Catalonia’s three Cistercian sister abbeys never abandoned by its nuns
Nato da un gruppo di eremiti riuniti dal fondatore Ramon de Vallbona secondo la regola benedettina, nel 1175…
Greece
Varlaam Monastery (1541–1544): Abandoned for Two Centuries, It Was Reborn Thanks to Two Brothers Who Hauled Up Every Stone and Drop of Water by Hand
Intorno al 1350, l'eremita Varlaam scalò da solo la ripida roccia e vi costruì tre chiese e una…
Greece
Vatopedi (972-985): its name comes from a shipwrecked prince found sleeping under a thorn bush
Secondo la leggenda, il figlio dell'imperatore Teodosio, Arcadio, naufragò durante una tempesta al largo della costa dove oggi…
Croatia
Visovac Monastery (1445): Franciscans fleeing Ottoman Bosnia built a library that today holds Aesop
Nel Trecento, eremiti agostiniani costruirono una piccola chiesa su un isolotto in mezzo al fiume Krka.
Thailand
Wat Suthat Thepwararam, Bangkok — the hall of the eighty disciples – Virtual Tour 360°
Begun by Rama I in 1807 and finished under Rama III: the largest wihan in Bangkok, an eight-metre…
Greece
Xenophontos Monastery: the only monastery on Mount Athos with two main churches, both dedicated to the same saint
Sul Monte Athos, in Grecia, la prima menzione documentata di un monastero sul sito risale al 998; il…
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