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
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
Benedictine Monastery of Seligenstadt
The monastery, founded in 828, is surrounded by a huge garden, which has been originally designed by the founder himself. In the middle ages this garden was used to produce plants for the population arround the monastery. The monastery consists
Hirsau Abbey
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS The history of Hirsau Abbey begins around the year 830, when Bishop Noting of Vercelli brought the bones of St. Aurelius to Hirsau. Erlafried of Calw, a relative of Bishop Noting who had possessions in the
St. Matthias Abbey
St. Matthias‘ Abbey is a monastery in Trier (Treveris), Rhineland-Palatinate. The abbey has its roots in the mid-5th century, when it was built by Cyrillus, the bishop of Trier, to honor the founders of the archdiocese of Trier, Eucharius and
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‘.
St. Athanasius Monastery
According to tradition, it is considered the oldest active monastery in Europe. It was founded in 344 by St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria. Saint Athanasius was born in 295 or 296 in Alexandria, Egypt, in a family of Christians. Excellently
Lectoure
Lectoure es una comuna del distrito de Gers, provincia de Occitania (antes de 2016, Mediodía-Pirineos). Es una ciudad termal, situada sobre un espolón rocoso rodeado por murallas medievales, con la catedral dedicada a los santos Gervasio y Protasio, las ruinas
Anfiteatro de Nimes
El anfiteatro de Nimes, denominado Les Arènes es uno de los edificios romanos conservados en Nimes, localidad que pertenece al departamento de Gard y a la región de Occitania (antes de 2016 Languedoc-Rosellón). La ciudad tiene un origen celta, perteneciendo
Nimes
Localidad al SE de Francia, en el departamento de Languedoc-Rosellón, cuyp origen se encuentra en la abundancia de aguas y manantiales, a los que pronto se dedicó a Nemausus, hijo de Hércules. El pueblo de los Volcos Arecomini poblaron la