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Monasteries in this area were historically founded mainly by kings, bishops and nobles.There were a number of reasons individuals might found a monastery, largely self-serving ones: to reserve a burial there, which came with perpetual prayers by the monks on behalf of the founder's soul, sheltering a princess, widow, unmarried or bastard, in the case of kings.
The monasteries, being landowners who never died and whose property was therefore never divided among inheritors (as happened to the land of neighboring secular land owners), tended to accumulate and keep considerable lands and properties - which aroused resentment and made them vulnerable to governments confiscating their properties at times of religious or political upheaval, whether to fund ...
This is a list of Carthusian monasteries, or charterhouses, containing both extant and dissolved monasteries of the Carthusians (also known as the Order of Saint Bruno) for monks and nuns, arranged by location under their present countries. Also listed are ancillary establishments (distilleries, printing houses) and the "houses of refuge" used ...
Monastery of Saint Ursula in Aarau (1270-1528) Dominican Nunnery in Basel (1274-1557), now Museum Kleines Klingental Oetenbach nunnery in Zürich (1286-1525) Dominikanerkloster St. Nicolai in Chur (1288-1539) Monastère des dominicaines d'Estavayer in Estavayer-le-Lac (since 1316) Monastery of Saint Catherine in St. Gallen (1368-1594)
Templar establishments in Europe. Templar fortress of Paris, now destroyed. Commandry of Coulommiers, France [6] Commandry of Avalleur, in Bar-sur-Seine [7] Commandry of Saint-Blaise, Hyères [8] La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France [1] Chapelle des Templiers de Metz - 12th-century Gothic chapel with octagonal plan and various paintings. [9]
Toggle In Europe subsection. 1.1 Armenia. ... the Catholic Church has 3,600 abbeys and monasteries worldwide. [1] In Europe. Armenia ... Spain. Lluc Sanctuary ...
Burgos, Spain Monastery of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas: 1187 Burgos, Spain Monasterio de Santa María de Solius 1967 Girona, Spain Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce [5] 12th century Clavijo, Spain: The Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, located in La Rioja, is a symbol of religious heritage and peace.
A decline of Christian affiliation in the Western world has been observed in the decades since the end of World War II.While most countries in the Western world were historically almost exclusively Christian, the post-World War II era has seen developed countries with modern, secular educational facilities shifting towards post-Christian, secular, globalized, multicultural and multifaith ...