San Miguel Concá Mission
The smallest of the five gorgeous Sierra Gorda’s missions. Built in 1754 – 1758. Church has an elaborate, unusual façade in a mix of Baroque and indigenous styles.
Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Saint Mark, Jerusalem
The Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Saint Mark contains library with valuable manuscripts. Possible site of the earliest Christian shrine in the world.
Visoki Decani Monastery (Visoki Dečani)
Large Serbian monastery containing the largest medieval church in Balkans and the biggest collection of medieval Serbian frescoes. Founded in 1327.
Mileševa Monastery
World 🢖 Europe 🢖 Serbia Christian monasteries 🢔 Religious architecture 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Mileševa Monastery In short Throughout the long centuries in the picturesque valley has survived Mileševa Monastery. This medieval monastery has been an important center of knowledge and up to this day here have been preserved major values of art including the legendary White Angel. Rating 43.3% GPS […]
Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church and monastery
World 🢖 Europe 🢖 North Macedonia Churches 🢔 Religious architecture 🢔 Architectural wonders 🢔 Categories of wonders Wonder Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church and monastery In short Near the capital of North Macedonia – Skopje – is located very interesting small church: Gorno Nerezi St. Panteleimon church, still surrounded by the old buildings and walls of monastery. The interior of the church is adorned with […]
Voronet Monastery (Voroneţ) and Saint George Church
One of the best so-called “painted monasteries” of the region, constructed in 1488 in local style – a unique fusion of Gothic, Renaissance, and Byzantines styles. Sometimes the painted Church of Saint George here is nicknamed the “Sistine Chapel of the East”.
Skellig Michael monastery
Exceptionally well-preserved remnants of an early medieval monastery located in a dramatic landscape – a cliff in the sea. This Christian monastery was founded here sometime in the 6th – 8th century AD and was occupied until the 13th century. The monastery was built on artificial terraces and contained six beehive cells, two oratories, a church as well as stone crosses and slabs.
Batalha Monastery
A beautiful structure of Dominican convent, built in Late Gothic style in 1386 – ˜1517. One of the greatest Gothic structures.
Ottobeuren Abbey
Founded in 764. This abbey has a church that is one of the most ornate Baroque and Rococo buildings in world, built in 1737-1766.
Christian monasteries
Wondermondo 🢖 Categories of wonders 🢖 Architectural wonders 🢖 Religious architecture 🢖 Christian monasteries Category Christian monasteries Described Christian monasteries What is included in this category? Monastery is a building or complex of buildings where live, work and pray monks or nuns – people practicing religious asceticism. Christian monasteries have proven to be a very significant element in history, influencing politics, science, architecture […]
