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12 majestic medieval Christian monasteries

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith ...
We first encountered the restoration work at Ørslev Monastery through finishes company Linolie & Pigment. Founded around 1200 ...
The monastery was originally dedicated to the memory of the fourth-century ascetic Bishoi [Pshoi], but in the 1990s the church was additionally dedicated to his contemporary Bigol [Pcol]. For these ...
Introduction : encountering the monastery -- In search of "Drunken Peacocks" : mapping monastic histories from forest to state -- Inscribing asceticism : epigraphic practices and the materiality of ...
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