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At the Service of the Altar: Le Barroux’s New Sacramental Wine| National Catholic Register

Rooted in monastic and papal tradition as well as in canonical precision, ‘Pie Pellicane’ embodies a renewed attention to the material integrity of the Eucharist. In medieval Christian iconography, the p…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #altarwine #communionwine #monasteries
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2616213/at-the-service-of-the-altar-le-barrouxs-new-sacramental-wine-national-catholic-register/

At the Service of the Altar: Le Barroux’s New Sacramental Wine| National Catholic Register https://www.diningandcooking.com/2616213/at-the-service-of-the-altar-le-barrouxs-new-sacramental-wine-national-catholic-register/ #AltarWine #CommunionWine #monasteries #Wine

Hand-tailor your approach to your clients/victims

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1982946/hand-tailor-your-approach-to-your-clients-victims

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Greece’s Mount Athos Ban on Women Steeped in History, Mystery

The grainy, black and white image taken in 1903 by a Mount Athos monk named Gabriel appears to…
#Greece #GR #Europe #Europa #EU #Evergreen #femalesonMountAthos #greece #GreekOrthodoxy #monasteries #monks #MountAthos #Mt.Athos #oldmonasteries #Orthodoxy #Ελλάδα #νεα
https://www.europesays.com/2743550/

Greece’s Mount Athos Ban on Women Steeped in History, Mystery https://www.byteseu.com/1759608/ #Evergreen #FemalesOnMountAthos #Greece #GreekOrthodoxy #monasteries #monks #MountAthos #Mt.Athos #OldMonasteries #Orthodoxy

“The curse of the world and the root of all evil is ignorance. The curse of man is his ignorance of his higher nature and final destiny, and the efforts of a true system of religion and science ought to be above all to remove this stupidity.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/12/03/the-curse-of-the-world-and-the-root-of-all-evil-is-ignorance-the-curse-of-man-is-his-ignorance-of-his-higher-nature-and-final-destiny-and-the-efforts-of-a-true-system-of-religion-and-science-ought/

#aboveAll #allEvil #alps #bavariaGermanyFiction #bavarianGermanyFiction #book #curse #curseOfMan #efforts #finalDestiny #franzHartmann #germanyBavaria #germanyBavarianAlps #hermetismRosicrucianism #higherNature #ignorance #monasteries #monasteriesFiction #monasticAndReligiousLife #monasticAndReligiousLifeFiction #monasticismAndReligiousOrders #monasticismAndReligiousOrdersFiction #monks #monksFiction #newAgeSpirituality #oughtToBe #quote #religion #remove #root #rosicrucians #rosicruciansFiction #science #stupidity #trueSystem #world

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

Thig 16.1 From… Sumedhātherīgāthā: Sumedhā

“We three friends gave the gift of a newly-built dwelling…”

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#monasteries #Therigatha #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

Buddhist #CaveTemples and #monasteries, carved into rock across #Asia, exemplify the fusion of spiritual practice, artistic achievement, and cultural exchange. These sites reveal the adaptability of #Buddhism, its #architectural innovation, and its role in shaping religious communities and transmission. In this post, we briefly explore their historical significance and enduring legacy:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-11-buddhist_cave_temples/

#WeekendStories

Early Buddhist #monasteries (#vihāras) transformed a community of wandering #ascetics into enduring institutions for spiritual cultivation, education, and social organization. Their #architecture and discipline fostered communal harmony and enabled #Buddhism's spread across Asia. Here's a look at their origins, structure, and historical significance:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-08-earliest_buddhist_monasteries/

#WeekendStories

Early Buddhist #monasteries (#vihāras) transformed a community of wandering #ascetics into enduring institutions for spiritual cultivation, education, and social organization. Their #architecture and discipline fostered communal harmony and enabled #Buddhism's spread across Asia. Here's a look at their origins, structure, and historical significance:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-08-earliest_buddhist_monasteries/

#WeekendStories

Early Buddhist #monasteries (#vihāras) transformed a community of wandering #ascetics into enduring institutions for spiritual cultivation, education, and social organization. Their #architecture and discipline fostered communal harmony and enabled #Buddhism's spread across Asia. Here's a look at their origins, structure, and historical significance:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-08-earliest_buddhist_monasteries/

#WeekendStories

Early Buddhist #monasteries (#vihāras) transformed a community of wandering #ascetics into enduring institutions for spiritual cultivation, education, and social organization. Their #architecture and discipline fostered communal harmony and enabled #Buddhism's spread across Asia. Here's a look at their origins, structure, and historical significance:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-08-earliest_buddhist_monasteries/

#WeekendStories

Early Buddhist #monasteries (#vihāras) transformed a community of wandering #ascetics into enduring institutions for spiritual cultivation, education, and social organization. Their #architecture and discipline fostered communal harmony and enabled #Buddhism's spread across Asia. Here's a look at their origins, structure, and historical significance:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-08-earliest_buddhist_monasteries/

#WeekendStories

Archaeologists in Turkey are restoring what may be the world's oldest psychiatric facility - a 4th century underground monastery in Cappadocia where Byzantine monks treated mental illness using revolutionary therapeutic methods.
#mentalhealth #Cappadocia #ancientmedicine #monasteries #AncientHistory
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-psychiatric-hospital-cappadocia-0022461

Matosavank Monastery in Abovyan, Armenia

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.#ruins #monasteries #abandonedchurches #abandoned #section-Atlas
Matosavank Monastery

Tsum Valley in Chhokangparo, Nepal

A remote area dotted with Buddhist temples and monasteries.#temples #monasteries #buddhism #hidden #section-Atlas
Tsum Valley

Franciscan Monastery Museum in Aalborg, Denmark

An underground museum of monks, bones, and medieval ruins.#medieval #museums #monasteries #section-Atlas
Franciscan Monastery Museum

Nagi Gumba in Budhanilkantha, Nepal

A Buddhist nunnery perched high above Kathmandu Valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.#monasteries #nuns #buddhism #section-Atlas
Nagi Gumba

Shaolin Monastery in Zhengzhou, China

The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.#martialarts #monks #television #monasteries #buddhism #section-Atlas
Shaolin Monastery

Red Monastery in Sohag, Egypt

An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.#art #basilicas #churches #religion #monasteries #section-Atlas
Red Monastery

Eldena Abbey in Greifswald, Germany

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.#medieval #monasteries #christianity #abbeys #ruins #section-Atlas
Eldena Abbey

Kloster Kamp in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

This Cistercian monastery was the first in the German-speaking world#monks #monasteries #section-Atlas
Kloster Kamp

Križanke in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Seek out ‘The Devil’s Court’ in this concert venue located in a former monastery run by an order of Teutonic knights.#monasteries #architecture #music #theaters #section-Atlas
Križanke

Tholey Abbey in Tholey, Germany

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.#gothic #monasteries #abbeys #section-Atlas
Tholey Abbey

Looking back on 2024: happy to introduce you to our #BeCoRe conference report on diplomatics of late medival monasteries! https://drd.hypotheses.org/2251 (German), https://drd.hypotheses.org/2236 (French) - and sorry, no English :-) #charterrific #diplomaticsrulez #medieval #monasteries

Looking back on 2024: happy to introduce you to our #BeCoRe conference report on diplomatics of late medival monasteries! https://drd.hypotheses.org/2251 (German), https://drd.hypotheses.org/2236 (French) - and sorry, no English :-) #charterrific #diplomaticsrulez #medieval #monasteries

Looking back on 2024: happy to introduce you to our #BeCoRe conference report on diplomatics of late medival monasteries! https://drd.hypotheses.org/2251 (German), https://drd.hypotheses.org/2236 (French) - and sorry, no English :-) #charterrific #diplomaticsrulez #medieval #monasteries

Looking back on 2024: happy to introduce you to our #BeCoRe conference report on diplomatics of late medival monasteries! https://drd.hypotheses.org/2251 (German), https://drd.hypotheses.org/2236 (French) - and sorry, no English :-) #charterrific #diplomaticsrulez #medieval #monasteries

Looking back on 2024: happy to introduce you to our #BeCoRe conference report on diplomatics of late medival monasteries! https://drd.hypotheses.org/2251 (German), https://drd.hypotheses.org/2236 (French) - and sorry, no English :-) #charterrific #diplomaticsrulez #medieval #monasteries

Tioumliline Monastery in Azrou, Morocco

Set up in 1953, abandoned in 1978, and became a movie set in 2009.#religion #history #abandoned #filmlocations #monasteries #section-Atlas
Tioumliline Monastery

Namo Buddha Stupa in Simalchaur Syampati, Nepal

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.#tigers #monasteries #buddhism #buddha #section-Atlas
Namo Buddha Stupa

Wat Sutthi Wararam in Bangkok, Thailand

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.#religion #art #monasteries #buddhism #temples #section-Atlas
Wat Sutthi Wararam

« Monastery In Himalayas » (Shtranghild Monastery) by Nicholas Roerich

🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/763166868491157504/monastery-in-himalayas-shtranghild-monastery

#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #NicholasRoerich #mountains #monasteries #Himalayas

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Recently someone said “I wonder why they would build the Abbey d’Oujon in the middle of nowhere and someone asked the same about Romainmôtier and the idea is an interesting one.

It’s interesting because until motorways and before an extra four to six billion peoples wewre born and survived infancy the world, as a whole was much quieter. Look at photos of villages that are now towns. Look at villages where they have old buildings, and how old villas are now turned into apartment blocks instead.

## Less Motorways and Train Lines

For a long time there were no motorways so getting around would take weeks, or months, rather than hours. The point is that there was a time when there was a clear demarcation between towns, villages and more. There was a time when the middle of nowhere was everywhere, so nowhere was “isolated” in the sense that it is today. If people lived within walking distance of everything in their life, then the middle of nowhere is not the middle of nowhere. It is home.

The sense of isolation that we feel today is due to motorways and train lines. If you look back 60-70 years then the number of motorways declines. If you go even further back trainlines vanish. It’s because of trains and motorways that our sense of “the middle of nowhere” has evolved.

## Plagues and Mobility

There was a documentary, or video that discussed the plague, and how the decimation of the human population led to people becoming more mobile, and it’s that mobility that brought on the need for family names. Imagine, before then people were married to the land, so the notion of venturing more than a village or two away was an alien concept.

## Walking Distance

When you live in an age where everything is within walking distance, where you live is the centre of your life, and the nearest town is exotic. In such a reality “the middle of nowhere” is less remote than we can fathom.

Romainmôtier seems remote, but it’s on what would have been horse and wagon trails. It’s nestled in a valley which is good for protection but it’s also along a high traffic route.

With Oujon it’s different. It does seem to be more isolated, further from popular roads and routes.

> L’ordre se répand depuis le massif de la Chartreuse vers le nord. Les pentes du Jura alors assez inhospitalières sont peu peuplées et l’isolement est l’une des qualités recherchées par la communauté.

[source](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_d%27Oujon)

“The order spreads from the Massif of the Chartreuse towards the North. The slopes of the Jura, quite inhospitable, are slowly populated, and the isolation is one of the community’s desired qualities” (My translation). It goess on to say that although it’s isolated it is close to the road that leads to St Cergue.

## Mapping Monastery Locations

It would be interesting to [map the abbeys, monasteries, and ruined buildings](https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/experiences/summer-autumn/excursions/historical-switzerland/abbeys-and-churches-search/monasteries/?map=%7B%22south%22%3A45.85857286661144%2C%22west%22%3A6.571477692089616%2C%22north%22%3A47.20698578898782%2C%22east%22%3A7.849882621244518%7D&noidx=1), to see if the “remote” monasteries are as remote as we think. If we look at the [list of Christian monasteries in Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_monasteries_in_Switzerland) we see that there were 22 monasteries of which 22 are listed. I believe that when some of them were disolved they were absorbed into towns and villages, so that the ruins no longer remain. Think of the monastery that once existed on the edge of the Lac De Joux.

Rationally speaking, monasteries would have been more common, and within a few days of walking. Oujon and Romainmôtier may seem isolated today, but it’s by looking at old maps that we may see how many of them were dissolved, and forgotten.

Another aspect to be considered is urban migration, from villages and towns to cities. Some places seem more remote now, because people moved away from them as culture shifted from agriculture and artisan work to urban information work and factory work.

## And Finally

Oujon was intentionally placed in a secluded spot but it’s not as isolated as it seems because of the main road that goes up from Arzier to St Cergue. It is also within two or three walking days of other monasteries such as Romainmôtier, Bonmont and other places. Between 1100-1500 Oujon was probably not as isolated as it feels, by modern standards because of the surrounding villages, and funders of the abbey.

It would be interesting to experiment with how the world was before trains and motorways, when everyone walked or took horses to get around.

https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/why-would-they-build-this-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/

#history #isolation #monasteries #population #roads #secluded #travel

Monasteries in Meteora, Greece 🇬🇷

#meteora #greece #meteoragreece #meteora_monastery #visitgreece #travelphotography #kalambaka #nature #monastery #kalampaka #travelgram #landscape #mountains #photography #ig #greecestagram #grecia #view #travelling #gr #rocks #greecelover #summer #monasteries #europe #visitmeteora

Monasteries in Meteora, Greece 🇬🇷

#meteora #greece #meteoragreece #meteora_monastery #visitgreece #travelphotography #kalambaka #nature #monastery #kalampaka #travelgram #landscape #mountains #photography #ig #greecestagram #grecia #view #travelling #gr #rocks #greecelover #summer #monasteries #europe #visitmeteora

Monasteries in Meteora, Greece 🇬🇷

#meteora #greece #meteoragreece #meteora_monastery #visitgreece #travelphotography #kalambaka #nature #monastery #kalampaka #travelgram #landscape #mountains #photography #ig #greecestagram #grecia #view #travelling #gr #rocks #greecelover #summer #monasteries #europe #visitmeteora

Monasteries in Meteora, Greece 🇬🇷

#meteora #greece #meteoragreece #meteora_monastery #visitgreece #travelphotography #kalambaka #nature #monastery #kalampaka #travelgram #landscape #mountains #photography #ig #greecestagram #grecia #view #travelling #gr #rocks #greecelover #summer #monasteries #europe #visitmeteora

Mileševac Fortress in Hisardžik, Serbia

This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.#history&culture #monasteries #forts #fortresses #section-Atlas
Mileševac Fortress

St Stephan's Monastery Meteora Greece Evening Light
The Monastery of St. Stephan's is situated at the top of a rocky precipice. Kukulas peak overlooks the monastery. In 1961, the monastery was converted into a convent.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/st-stephans-monastery-meteora-kalabaka-greece-evening-light-wayne-moran.html
#Meteora #Greece #StStephans #monastery #monasteries #UNESCO #WorldHeritagesite #architecture #photography #Greekorthodox #Kalambaka #naturephotography #travel #travelphotography #landscape #landscapes #landscapephotography #buyintoart #Ayearforart

One of the most rewarding ways to reach these awe-inspiring structures is by embarking on a hiking adventure, immersing oneself in the rich history, breathtaking scenery, and profound tranquility that define this UNESCO World Heritage site.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-approaching-the-great-meteoron-monastery-on-our-hike-wayne-moran.html

#Meteora #Greece #Meteoron #monastery #monasteries #UNESCO #WorldHeritagesite #architecture #photography #naturephotography #travel #travelphotography #landscape #landscapes #landscapephotography #fineart #buyintoart #Ayearforart

The Great Meteoron Monastery Meteora Greece
One of the most rewarding ways to reach these awe-inspiring structures is by embarking on a hiking adventure, immersing oneself in the rich history, breathtaking scenery, and profound tranquility

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/approaching-the-great-meteoron-monastery-on-our-hike-wayne-moran.html

#Meteora #Greece #Meteoron #monastery #monasteries #UNESCO #WorldHeritagesite #architecture #photography #Greekorthodox #Kalabaka #naturephotography #travel #travelphotography #landscapephotography #fineart #buyintoart #Ayearforart

San Francesco del Deserto

San Francesco del Deserto is a small island in the northern part of the Venetian Lagoon, not far from Burano. It is, since 1228, home to a Franciscan monastery.

Francesco d'Assisi spent time on the island in 1220, on his way back from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Most travellers found passage on merchant ships, and Francesco returned towards Italy on a ship headed for Torcello.

Torcello was a major harbour and the seat of the oldest archbishopric in the lagoon. It is therefore not odd that his journey took him by the Venetian Lagoon.

Francesco was already venerated as a saint by many, so crowds gathered where he went, and he couldn't find peace and quiet for prayer and contemplation.

#LagoonIslands #Monasteries #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-venetian-lagoon/san-francesco-del-deserto/

San Francesco del Deserto

San Francesco del Deserto is a small island in the northern part of the Venetian Lagoon, not far from Burano. It is, since 1228, home to a Franciscan monastery.

Francesco d'Assisi spent time on the island in 1220, on his way back from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Most travellers found passage on merchant ships, and Francesco returned towards Italy on a ship headed for Torcello.

Torcello was a major harbour and the seat of the oldest archbishopric in the lagoon. It is therefore not odd that his journey took him by the Venetian Lagoon.

Francesco was already venerated as a saint by many, so crowds gathered where he went, and he couldn't find peace and quiet for prayer and contemplation.

#LagoonIslands #Monasteries #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-venetian-lagoon/san-francesco-del-deserto/