There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith ...

The Abbey Library of St Gallen is a Baroque hall of globes, manuscripts and curiosities that has survived, improbably, for ...

Monastic life looks peaceful from the outside. In reality, monks lived on rigid schedules, heavy meals, and constant prayer. Alcohol was safer than water and consumed daily. Large portions and few ...

Discover the story of Westminster Abbey’s Benedictine monastery, from the arrival of the first twelve monks in 960 AD to its dramatic dissolution under Henry VIII in 1540. On this 90-minute journey ...

COLLEPARDO, Italy – Inside the stone walls of the Trisulti monastery, for more than eight centuries, monks have lived in quiet seclusion, praying, reading and concocting medicinal remedies with herbs ...

Located at the foot of the Balkans’ Accursed Mountains, the Decani Monastery is seen as a symbol of Serbia’s religious heritage in Kosovo. The 14th-century monastery is a World Heritage listed site, ...