The Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites The Younger
The Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger (Turkish: Aziz Simon manastır) lies on a hill roughly 29 kilometers southwest of Antakya and 6 kilometers to the east of Samandağ, in the southernmost Turkish province of Hatay. This was said to stand on the «miraculous mountain», possibly because it was near Mt. Cassius which was […]
Premonstraten Monastery Schäftlarn
Schäftlarn Monastery, located on the Isar River, is one of the most original monasteries in Bavaria. Its status as the spiritual and cultural center of southern Munich is also due to the fact that it has been the only active monastery in the Munich district for over 1200 years. In 762 Waltrich, a Benedictine monk […]
The Monastery of Soumela
The Monastery of Soumela is a Greek Orthodox monastery which was dedicated to Theotokos. The monastic complex is located at Karadag (Black Mountain, Sou Mela) which is a part of Pontic Mountains and today in Maçka, Trabzon. Soumela is nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1200 meters, facing the Altindere Valley. […]
National Architectural and Archaeological Reserve Durostorum
For the protection of the Lower Danube territories against the continuous raids of the Barbarians from the North, after the victory over the Dacians in 106 AD, one of the most capable military units of the Roman Empire was stationed there by order of Emperor Trajan (97 – 117) – Legio XI Claudia. According to […]
Benedictine Abbey St. Salvator
The Benedictine Abbey of St. Salvator is located in the middle of the inner city of the picturesque climatic health resort of Prüm in the Eifel-Ardennes. Its central location within the Frankish Empire brought the monastery the special favour of the Carolingian rulers and enabled it to develop into one of the most important early […]
Benedicte Abbey of Reicheneau
The Romanesque church towers of Reichenau Monastery on the island of the same name on the Bodensse in the far south of Germany can already be seen from the shore. The monastery has been inhabited by monks – with interruptions – for around 1300 years and is considered one of the most important monasteries during […]
The Benedicte Abbey of Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren is located in the region of Oberschwaben near the alpine region of the Allgäu in the province of Baden-Würrtemberg. The town is situated between within a flat valley, through which the small tributary of the Danube river, the Western Günz, is traversing. More broadly, Ottobeuren is situated in relatively close proximity to the Bodensee […]
The Benedictine Monastery St. Burkard
The Benedictine Abbey St. Burkard in Würzburg has its origin in the Andreas Monastery which was founded in 748 by St. Burkard, the first bishop of Würzburg. Over the course of the 10th century, the impoverished Benedictine monastery was abandoned until it was rebuilt and revived by Bishop Hugo in 986. Similtaneously, the monastery also […]
The Benedictine Abbey of St. Emmeram in Regensburg
The monastery of St. Emmeram is situated within the old center of Regensburg in the province of Bavaria. Regensburg can trace its history back to antiquity, when it was founded as a fortress for the Roman Legio III Italica in 170. Soon after, a civilian municipality was founded just westwards from the fortress. During the […]
Saint Vitus Monastery of Ellwangen
The town of Ellwangen, belonging to the province of Badem-Würrtemberg in the south of Germany, is situated mostly on the eastern bank of the river Jagst, which in turn flows through the manifold forested hills of the broader ‚Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge‘. Though in modern days, the Jagst‘s course has been straightened to the demands of civilization […]