#abbeys — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #abbeys, aggregated by home.social.
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Walsingham Abbey in Walsingham, England
A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.#catholic #pilgrimages #abbeys #section-Atlas
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Random book from our home library:
📖 Castles and Abbeys of Wales by D. J. Cathcart King
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Eldena Abbey in Greifswald, Germany
These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.#medieval #monasteries #christianity #abbeys #ruins #section-Atlas
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Tholey Abbey in Tholey, Germany
Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.#gothic #monasteries #abbeys #section-Atlas
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Sacromonte Abbey in Granada, Spain
Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found on in caves on this site centuries ago.#religion #abbeys #caves #ruins #section-Atlas
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For 500 years now, angels are climbing the Staircase to Heaven on Bath Abbey's west front. Will they ever get there .... 🪜
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Saint-Germain-des-prés Abbey Bell Tower
(Paris)#photography #blackandwhitephotography #paris #parisian #photos #jlbouzou #churches #saintgermaindespres #belltowers #architecture #architecturephotography #abbeys
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The cathedral at Fleury #Monastery also has this floor, made a thousand years ago from pieces of a Roman stones from around the world that one abbott - Gauzlin? - bought in northern Italy on a trip.
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Not much is left of pre-Revolution Fleury Monastery but the doorway capper (lintel?) is pretty nice.
#France @medievodons #abbeys #Monastery -
Leiston Abbey in Leiston, England
An abbey dedicated to St. Mary, and homed Canon Regulars following Premonstratensian rule.#christianity #ruins #abbeys #history&culture #section-Atlas
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Valhalla Museum in Isles of Scilly, England
Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th century abbey and gardens.#shipgraveyards #shipwrecks #ships #parks #gardens #abbeys #section-Atlas
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Antica Abbazia di San Mauro (Abbey of San Mauro) in Sannicola, Italy
This 10th-century seaside abbey holds spectacular views and a window into the past.#abbeys #history #architecture #churches #section-Atlas
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Emily the Cow Statue in Sherborn, Massachusetts
Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.#christmas #hinduism #livestock #activism #vegetarian #statues #cows #abbeys #section-Atlas
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Llanthony Priory in Llanthony, Wales
The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.
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During the winter months, the iconic French site casts a perfect shadow on a bay full of history—and quicksand.
From Space, Mont Saint-Michel Stars in a Wild Impressionist Painting