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Saint of the Day: St. Ambrose of Milan

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SAINT ANTHONY MONASTERY

Daniel Esparza

3 Remarkable African monasteries you need to know

Saidnaya, Syria - March 7, 2011: Convent of Our Lady Monastery in Saidnaya (Saydnaya or Sednaya), Syria

Daniel Esparza

The Syrian monastery of Saydnaya: Faith and resilience

SAINT BENEDICT ABBEY SUBIACO

Daniel Esparza

5 Catholic European monasteries you need to know

Church of San Jerónimo el Real in Madrid, Spain

Daniel Esparza

Gothic-Renaissance fusion: St. Jerome the Royal Church

the scriptorium of the Abbey of Sylvanès in France

Daniel Esparza

How monks invented bookmarks: ingenious legacy of monasticism

Theresa Civantos Barber

Why are we so obsessed with monks?

The Escornalbou Castle in Riudecanyes, Spain

Daniel Esparza

Exploring the former monastery-castle of Sant Miquel D’Escornalbou

Daniel Esparza

Differences among prominent monastic orders within Catholicism

Benedictine monks praying

Cerith Gardiner

Can’t sleep at night? These monks may have the answer

Daniel Esparza

The typical structure of a Catholic monastery

Monastery among trees

Matilde Latorre

What is it like inside a cloistered monastery?

Parmesan cutting

V. M. Traverso

How Catholic monks invented Parmesan cheese

Daniel Esparza

3 Things you did not know about Montserrat Monastery

Grapes on the vine

V. M. Traverso

4 Tuscan monasteries have been making wine for centuries

Daniel Esparza

The legend of the monastery that guarded St. Peter’s remains

QUESTION MARK - What is a Cenobite?

Daniel Esparza

What (or who) is a cenobite?

Daniel Esparza

The Monastery of Pedralbes: A medieval urban cloister

Daniel Esparza

The Carthusian monastery-castle of Vallparadis

the scriptorium of the Abbey of Sylvanès in France

V. M. Traverso

How we have books: A brief history of the monastic scriptorium

Daniel Esparza

The ancient hermitages around Montserrat monastery

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