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Nir > Founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1093, Fontfroide joined the order of the Cistercians in 1145. Fontfroide dominated the entire region in the 13th and 14th centuries. Monastic life ended at Fontfroide in 1901 and in 1908 it was sold into private hands. Shot September 2008.
Nir > Founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1093, Fontfroide joined the order of the Cistercians in 1145. Fontfroide dominated the entire region in the 13th and 14th centuries. Monastic life ended at Fontfroide in 1901 and in 1908 it was sold into private hands. Shot September 2008.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays a nun standing near the entrance to the abbey.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays an internal window with stained glass artwork with the Hebrew writings of the Book of Genesis.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays a nun kneeling and praying near the statue of the sleeping Virgin Mary.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays a nun kneeling and praying near the statue of the sleeping Virgin Mary.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays artwork in the crypt.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Shown is a statue of the sleeping Virgin Mary light by a candle.
Founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1093, Fontfroide joined the order of the Cistercians in 1145. Fontfroide dominated the entire region in the 13th and 14th centuries. Monastic life ended at Fontfroide in 1901 and in 1908 it was sold into private hands. Shot September 2008.
Nir > Founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1093, Fontfroide joined the order of the Cistercians in 1145. Fontfroide dominated the entire region in the 13th and 14th centuries. Monastic life ended at Fontfroide in 1901 and in 1908 it was sold into private hands. Shot September 2008.
Founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1093, Fontfroide joined the order of the Cistercians in 1145. Fontfroide dominated the entire region in the 13th and 14th centuries. Monastic life ended at Fontfroide in 1901 and in 1908 it was sold into private hands. Shot September 2008.
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