Tapestry depicting the life of St. Benedict, Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey, Solesmes, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

Tapestry depicting the life of St. Benedict, Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey, Solesmes, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

St. Benedict's rule, Library at the Abbey of Melk, Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Tapestry depicting the life of St. Benedict, Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey, Solesmes, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

Frescoes in cloister by High Renaissance painter Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) painted between 1505 and 1508, of the life of St. Benedict (San Benedetto), showing St. Benedict receiving his Easter meal from a monk, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Chiusure, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Frescoes in cloister by High Renaissance painter Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) painted between 1505 and 1508, of the life of St. Benedict (San Benedetto) showing him driving off bad women brought in by Florent. Chiusure, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Detail of frescoes in cloister by High Renaissance painter Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) painted between 1505 and 1508, of the life of St. Benedict (San Benedetto), showing St. Benedict greeting to his order Placide and Maure, a page, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Chiusure, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Aretino's St. Benedict frescoes from 1387 in the church of San Miniato al Monte in the town of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Detail of frescoes in cloister by famous Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli, of the life of St. Benedict (San Benedetto), showing the meeting between Totila, King of Goths, and San Benedetto, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Chiusure, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The town of Quedlinburg, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

St. Benedict of Nursia, painted by Hermann Nigg in 1926, Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Entrance gate house, at the Benedictine Monastery famous for frescoes in cloisters depicting the life of St. Benedict, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Interior of Saint Benedict's Catholic Church, the "Painted Church", Honaunau, South Kona, Big Island of Hawaii.

Interior view of St. Benedict's Painted Church, Honaunau, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, America

St. Benedict's Painted Church under clouded sky, Honaunau, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, America

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Altar of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Main organ of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Magnificent dome of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Northern section of the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Southern section of the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Northern section of the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Main organ of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Basilica of St. Lorenz, a former Benedictine abbey church of the Prince Abbot of Kempten, today the Parish Church of St. Lorenz, Diocese of Augsburg, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Road passing through a landscape, Honaunau, Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii Islands, USA

Text written on a wall outside a church, St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Honaunau, Hawaii Islands, USA

Interiors of a church, St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Honaunau, Hawaii Islands, USA

Walkway leading towards a church, St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Honaunau, Hawaii Islands, USA

St. Benedict's Painted Church, Honaunau, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America