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The Daphni Monastery fell into decline after it was sacked by Frankish crusaders in 1205. The region became part of the Duchy of Athens under Othon de la Roche. Othon gave the Daphni Monastery to the Cistercian Abbey of Bellevaux, [4] who added their own cloister and twin pointed arches in the Gothic style to the façade of the church. The ...
Corpus Christi Monastery, a Roman Catholic monastery located in New York City. Holy Ascension Monastery, a Greek Old Calenderist monastery located in Bearsville. [54] Holy Cross Monastery, an Anglican monastery located in West Park. [55] Holy Trinity Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery located in Jordanville. [56]
Nea Moni (Greek: Νέα Μονή, lit."New Monastery") is an 11th-century monastery on the island of Chios that has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It is located on the Provateio Oros Mt. in the island's interior, about 15 km from Chios town.
Hosios Loukas (Greek: Ὅσιος Λουκᾶς) is a historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece.Founded in the mid-10th century, the monastery is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 1990, along with the monasteries of Nea Moni and Daphnion.
Map of the Athonite peninsula. Dafni, view from the sea. Dafni (Greek: Δάφνη) is a small settlement on Mount Athos.It is located on the southern coast of the Athonite peninsula between Xeropotamou Monastery and Simonopetra Monastery.
Namgyal Monastery (Ithaca) is a branch of the personal monastery of the Dalai Lama, also called Namgyal Monastery.It therefore belongs to the Gelugpa monastic order. . Traditionally located within the Potala Palace, and charged with various ritual tasks connected with the Dalai Lama, the parent monastery in 1959 relocated to Dharamsala along with the Tibetan exile gov
The monastery houses the Armenian Apostolic Church's Jerusalem Patriarchate, which was established as a diocese in the 7th century CE. The patriarchate is the de facto administrator of the quarter and acts as a "mini- welfare state " for the approximately 2,000 Armenian residents.
St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Վարդան Մայր Տաճար) in New York City is the first cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church to be constructed in North America. [1] It is located in New York City on the corner of Second Avenue and 34th Street and was built to resemble the Saint Hripsime Church in Etchmiadzin ...