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Osek Monastery (Czech: Osecký klášter; German: Kloster Ossegg) is a Cistercian monastery in Osek in Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.Originally built in the 13th century as a Romanesque-Gothic structure, it was transformed into the high-Baroque style during the early 18th century, giving it the today's appearance.
Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley. The abbey was the first permanent monastery to be founded in England since the Reformation and is the sole Trappist
Entrance to New Clairvaux Abbey. The Abbey of New Clairvaux is a rural Trappist monastery located in Northern California in the small town of Vina in Tehama County. [1] The farmland, once owned by Leland Stanford, grows prunes, walnuts, and grapes that the monks harvest from the orchards and vineyards to sustain the community.
In 1967, there were 20 nuns in the monastery, the largest number in the history of the monastery. [13] Interior of the Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ. In the years 1977–1981, a new brick monastic house was built, with a spacious refectory church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God.
In 1932 the monastery church received from the pope the title of "Basilica minor". In 1949, under Abbot Emmanuel Maria Heufelder, the monastery became once again an independent abbey. In 1946 the St.-Gotthard-Gymnasium ("St.-Gotthard-Grammar School") was refounded after having been closed by the Nazis. The remaining parts of the Baroque ...
The plans for the abbey's new church were supplied by Pietro Francesco Carlone, and the work was executed by his sons. [8] Starting in 1770 Valentin Hochleitner of Spital am Pyhrn built the organ in the monastery church. [1] The library collection dates from the start of the 18th century, when the current library building was erected.
The 13. C. Romanesque monastery church of Ócsa. Aerial photograph of Ócsa. The church was originally built in the 13th century by the Premonstratensians for use as a monastery. During the 16th century the village was reformed and the structure was given to the village for use as a public place of worship. [citation needed]
The church synthesizes a number of original styles including Carolingian, Romanesque and Roman. The monastery is considered one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in Catalonia. In the western facade of the monastery is a 12th-century square-shaped bell tower, influenced by the Lombard style from the previous century. To the side is ...