Monastery and Benedictine abbey, Ettal, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Abbey di Monte Maria, near Burgusio, Reschen Pass, Western Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Gottweig Benedictine Abbey, near Krems, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Mass in Notre Dame du Bec Benedictine Abbey, Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France, Europe

Beach and Benedictine abbey of San Fruttuosa, headland of Portofino, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Abbey di Monte Maria, near Burgusio, Reschen Pass, Western Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Ruins of St. Mary's Benedictine Abbey, Museum Gardens, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Monk in Dzogbegan Benedictine Abbey, Danyi Dzogbegan, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Icon painting at Notre Dame du Bec Benedictine Abbey, Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France, Europe

Monk in Dzogbegan Benedictine Abbey, Danyi Dzogbegan, Togo, West Africa, AFrica

Ruins of St. Mary's Benedictine Abbey, Museum Gardens, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mass in Dzogbegan Benedictine Abbey, Danyi Dzogbegan, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hungary, Europe

Maria Laach, Benedictine Abbey, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Europe

Klosterkirche, Fischingen, Thurgau, Switzerland, Europe

Benedictine Abbey on Tihany peninsula along the shores of Lake Balaton, Hungary, Europe

Mt St Michel, Aerial, Normandy, France

Mt St Michel, Ramparts, Normandy, France

Mt St Michel, High Tide, Normandy, France

Mt St Michel, Vaulted Room, Normandy, France

Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta

Former Benedictine monastery in the evening light, Villeroy & Boch, Erlebniszentrum Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, Europe

Children gazing at the sculptures on a pillar in the baroque library of the Benedictine abbey, Metten, Lower Bavaria, Germany

View over illuminated roof deck of restaurant Hotel Stein to old town with Salzburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Archabbey, Franciscan Church, City Hall Tower and Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, in the evening, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ettal Abbey, Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Michelfeld monastery, monastery church of St, John the Evangelist, interior, ceiling fresco Resurrection of Jesus by Cosmas Damian Asam

View over Muenster Bridge to Fraumuenster, Zurich, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

Saeben Abbey, Saben Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery and pilgrimage site, Saeben, South Tyrol, Italy

Early summer morning at a former Benedictine monastery with church, Santa MarÌa, Santa Cruz de la SerÛs, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Ottobeuren, Ottobeuren Abbey Library

View over Old Town with Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, Salzburg Cathedral, Franciscan Church, St. Peter's Archabbey and Collegiate Church, built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Vault of the ceiling of the Seeon Abbey, Seeon, Seeon-Seebruck, Chiemsee, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Aerial view of the Seeon Abbey, Seeon, Seon-Seebruck, Chiemsee, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Dome fresco coronation of Benedict in the Benedictine Abbey Ettal, Upper Bavaria, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

Michelfeld Monastery, Monastery Church of St, John the Evangelist, interior

View of Beuron Archabbey, a major house of the Benedictine Order, Upper Danube Valley, Swabian Alp, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Anastasiakapelle at Benediktbeuern monastery, former Benedictine abbey, Benediktbeuern, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Prey candles in Muenster of the Frauenwoerth, Abbey Frauenchiemsee, Frauenchiemsee, Fraueninsel, Chiemsee, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Interior view of abbey church of Benediktbeuern monastery, former Benedictine abbey, Benediktbeuern, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of the Seeon Abbey, Seeon, Seon-Seebruck, Chiemsee, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Benedictine monastery Disentis Abbey in the village of Disentis with train station and Glacier Express, Surselva, Graubuenden, Switzerland

Benedictine monastery with cloister, Santo Domingo de Silos, Castilla Leon, Spain

Benedictine monastery with cloister, Santo Domingo de Silos, Castilla Leon, Spain

Marienberg abbey, Vinschgau, Val Venosta, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

Ceiling fresco of Weltenburg monastery, Benedictine abbey, Weltenburg, river Danube, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View of Benedictine abbey and church St. Mauritius at Tholey, Saarland, Germany, Europe

Benedictine monastery, Santo Domingo de Silos with view of the town, Castilla Leon, Spain

Montserrat Monastery and Benedictine Abbey, Catalonia, Spain

Village of St. Peter with abbey, Architekt Peter Thumb, Southern Part of Black Forest, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Church of monastery Admont, valley of Ennstal, Ennstal bicycle route, Styria, Austria

Marienberg monastery and Burgeis, Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy

View at a corn field, Benedictine abbey Andechs in a distance, district of Starnberg, Bavaria

Old Benedictine monastery at sunrise, Santa MarÃŒa la Real de Irache, Camino de Santiago, Navarra, Spain

Ettal minster, Benedictine monastry, Ettal, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Ottobeuren, Ottobeuren Abbey Library

Ceiling fresco of Weltenburg monastery, Benedictine abbey, Weltenburg, river Danube, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Worship, Montserrat Monastery and Benedictine Abbey, Catalonia, Spain

Ettal minster, Benedictine monastry, view at dome with fresco, painted by Johann Jakob Zeiller and Martin Knolle, Ettal, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Interior view of abbey church, Alpirsbach abbey, former Benedictine monastery, Alpirsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Frauenchiemsee minster, also called Frauenwoerth, Benedictine monastry, Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ettal minster in the sunlight, Benedictine monastry, Ettal, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Europe, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Neresheim, Neresheim Abbey, fresco on the ceiling

Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram, St. Emmeram's Abbey, papal basilica, nave and high altar with a baroque interior by the Asam brothers, old town of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram, St. Emmeram's Abbey, nave and high altar of the papal basilica with a baroque interior by the Asam brothers, Old Town of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Souvenirs, Baroque Benedictine Ettal Abbey, County Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The abbey church of the Benedectine monastery of Maria Laach, Germany, Rhineland-Palantine

Ceiling frescoes in the largest monastic library (1766) in the world at Admont Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Liexen, Styria, Austria, Europe

Ceiling frescoes in the largest monastic library (1766) in the world at Admont Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Liexen, Styria, Austria, Europe

Kloster Ettal, Ettal Abbey, Benedictine monastery, aerial view, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Rounded painting, Lorch Abbey, former Benedictine monastery, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

St. Boniface-Medicus and martyr, skeleton behind glass, Basilica of the Benedictine Abbey in Ottobeuren, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Skeleton behind glass, Basilica of the Benedictine Abbey in Ottobeuren, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Relief, Crucifixion of Christ by Kilian Fuchs, 17th Century, Goettweig Abbey, Wachau, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Ceiling frescoes by Paul Troger above the Emperor's Staircase in the Imperial Wing, Goettweig Abbey, Wachau, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Perfect reflection of Mont Saint Michel, probably the most famous monastery mountain in the world, at sunrise. Mont Saint Michel, France, Europe

Pieta, Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, called Vesperbild, from 1390/1400, from Seeon Abbey, Benedictine monastery at Lake Chiemsee, Munich in 1330, Bavarian National Museum, Prinzregentenstrasse 3, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Muenster Schwarzach minster, former Romanesque monastery church of St. Peter and Paul, southwest view, Benedictine abbey Schwarzach, Rheinmuenster, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Fresco of the Entombment of Christ, church of the Saint John Abbey, Mustair, Engadin, Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

Aerial view, Mont St. Michel at low tide, Aerial view, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche Department, Normandy, France, Europe

Benedictine monastery Frauenwoerth on Fraueninsel, Frauenchiemsee, behind Krautinsel and Herreninsel, Chiemsee, Alps, Chiemgau, aerial view, foothills of the Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Le Mont-Saint-Michel at low tide, Manche Department, Normandy, France, Europe

Aerial view of Banz Monastery, former Benedictine monastery, southern German baroque, near Bad Staffelstein, Lichtenfels district, Franconian Switzerland, Franconian Alps, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gothic chapel in the choir ambulatory with statue of the Virgin Mary, former Benedictine abbey church Eglise Saint-Trophime, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone department, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region, France, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Island Mont Saint-Michel in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel in the Wadden Sea, mainland in front, sheep in a meadow behind the dike, Normandy, France, Europe

Church of St. Mary of the Angels and courtyard of the former Benedictine monastery, historical monastery quarter, town of Krk, island of Krk, Kvarner Gulf Bay, Croatia, Europe

North wing of the cloister building, L'Abbaye aux Dames, Abbey of Women, Caen, Basse-Normandie, France, Europe

Statue of a nun, courtyard of the former Benedictine monastery, historical monastery quarter, town of Krk, island of Krk, Kvarner Gulf Bay, Croatia, Europe

Cistern and statues of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica in the Cloister of Bramante, Benedictine abbey of Montecassino, Monte Cassino, Cassino, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Benedictine Abbey Bursfeld Kloster Bursfelde in Hemeln Bursfelde at the Weser near Hannoversch Muenden Lower Saxony Germany

Benedictine St Mary and Markus Abbey, Mittelzell, Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Banz Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, near Bad Staffelstein, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue of the Virgin Mary, St. Nicholas' Church, formerly the church of Brauweiler Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, Brauweiler, Pulheim, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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, Residenz Square, Kempten, Lower Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Interior view of the monastery church, Kloster Scheyern monastery, Abbey of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation, Scheyern, Pfaffenhofen district, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tegernsee Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kelso Abbey at dusk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, 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

Rott Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery in Rott am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ceiling frescoes by Paul Troger above the Emperor's Staircase in the Imperial Wing, Goettweig Abbey, Wachau, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe