Original 16th century frescoes, Convent de San Bernadino de Siena, built 1552-1560, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Unesco heritage site Novodevichy Convent, Moscow, Russia

View towards The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzman, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca State, Mexico

Cloister at the Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzman, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca State, Mexico

New and Old Basilicas of Guadalupe and Temple and Convent of Las Capuchinas at sunset, Plaza de las Americas, Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico

Old Basilica of Guadalupe, elevated view, Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico

Convent of St. Francis and Church of Nossa Senhora das Vitorias, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Original 16th century frescoes, Convent de San Bernadino de Siena, built 1552-1560, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Ex-Convent of Santo Domingo, founded in 1646, Uayma, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The historic town of Ponta Delgada, Island of Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Famous facade of the Museum and Convent of San Francisco dating from 1529, the oldest church in Central America, Granada, Nicaragua, Central America

Old Convent of Piarist Friars and St. Cross Church, Rzeszow, Poland, Europe

View of Sant'Agostino Convent in the Sassi area of Matera and ravine, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Sant'Agostino Convent in the Sassi area of Matera, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Convent de San Bernadino de Siena, built 1552-1560, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Convento de Cristi (Convent of Christ) Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal, Europe

Seville's Museum of Fine Arts housed in the former Convent of Mercy, Seville (Sevilla), Andalucia, Spain, Europe

A view from Plaza Major towards the bell tower of the Convent of San Francisco, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Convento de los Carmelitas Descalzos (Convent of the Discalced Carmelites), Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain

Old Voodoo priestess in her convent, Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Convent of St. Francis and Church of Nossa Senhora das Vitorias, twilight, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Bologna Municipal Theater and Padri Agostiniani Convent, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

India - religion - christian elderly cmc catholic sister at koonamavu convent, kerala

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

Fresco on outside wall, Sucevita Monastery, Sucevita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Exterior fresco, Church Of The Annunciation, Moldovita Monastery, Moldovita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Old going concern convent Rizong, founded in 1833, situated 3450m above sea level, 76 km west of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

72 year old grandma of family Tsemopa with granddaughter, Ney near convent Thagchockling, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Abbot with peacock feather, Shi Neng Xiu of Santa Monastery, Wutai Shan, Buddhist holy Mountain, Shanxi province, China, Asia

abbot of Shuxiang monastery, during birthday of Wenshu, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Mummy of 126 year old monk Wuxia, in the Longevity Hall, Baisui Gong, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

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

Abbaye de Senanque and lavender field under blue sky, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

duel and training between two Shaolin monks, Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Female cyclist riding along Danube river, Melk abbey in background, Danube Cycle Route Passau to Vienna, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria

Kung Fu training at kindergarten age, at one of the many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, school near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Kung Fu school in 1987 with simple equipment, Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia, 1987

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

monk, abbot, prayer, Taihuai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

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

Monastery, Chossowiotissa, Amorgos, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece

View over river Lech to old town with St [-], Mang's Abbey [-], Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany

Abbaye de Senanque and lavender field under blue sky, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

View over river Lech to old town with St [-], Mang's Abbey [-], Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany

Church and monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Order of Cistercians, Alcobaça, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Church and monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Order of Cistercians, Alcobaça, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Old town hall, built in 1715, Marktplatz square, Lorsch, Bergstrasse district, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Historical hymnbook, Cistercian convent Abbazia di Staffarda near Saluzzo, Piemont, Italy

Timber-frame architecture in the courtyard of the Johanniskloster, St John's Monastery, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Arch of Santa Catalina Monastery, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America

Tile picture, La Certosa di Peduale Monastery, Padula, province of Salerno, Campania, South Italy, Italy, Europe

Pre-Columbian art in a museum, San Francisco Convent Cultural Center in Granada, Nicaragua, Central America

Library of the monastery of San Francisco, Lima, Peru, South America

Greek orthodox convent of our Lady of Saidnaya, Sednaya, Syria

Neustift Monastery in Neustift near Brixen, Vahrn municipality in Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

Exterior frescoes, Church of Annunciation, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moldovita, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Interior frescoes, Church of the Assumption and St. George, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Humor, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Exterior frescoes, Church of the Assumption and St. George, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Humor, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Exterior frescoes, Church of Annunciation, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moldovita, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Interior frescoes, Church of the Assumption and St. George, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Humor, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Monastery of Sucevita, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Interior frescoes, Church of the Assumption and St. George, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Humor, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Church of Annunciation, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moldovita, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Part of an exterior fresco depicting the scene of the Last Judgement, Church of the Assumption and St. George of Humor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Exterior fresco depicting the siege of Constantinople, Moldovita Church of Annunciation, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Exterior fresco depicting a biblical scene, Tree of Jesse, St. George church, Voronet, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Bukovina, Moldova, Romania, Europe

Library of the Strahov Monastery, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe

Gyantse Kumbum, walk-in mandala, and Pelkor Choede monastery with Tibetan pilgrims, elderly women, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

The Abbey of Maria Laach, Latin: Abbatia Mariae Lacensis or Abbatia Mariae ad Lacum, southwest side of the Laacher See lake, Eifel, municipality Glees, district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

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

Cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Ornate arches in the two-storeyed cloister of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Two-storeyed cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Two-storeyed cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Two-storeyed cloister in the enclosure, Claustro, of the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Choir in the Hieronymites Monastery, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manueline style, Portuguese late-Gothic, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Historic Armenian cross-stone, khachkar, at Geghard monastery near Garni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kotayk region, Armenia, Asia

Historic Armenian Orthodox church at Khor Virap monastery, Armenia, Asia

Historic Armenian Orthodox church at Noravank monastery, Armenia, Asia

Narrow lane, Santa Catalina monastery, Arequipa, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, nunnery, Peru, South America, Latin America

Cell, Santa Catalina monastery, Arequipa, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, nunnery, Peru, South America, Latin America

Renovation works, Kloster Schaeftlarn monastery, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

Stopped renovation works at Vorotnavank monastery, Vorotan Valley, Armenia, Asia

Powder magazine with tomb, 1866, Arkadi Monastery, Moni Arkadi, National Monument, Crete, Greece, Europe

Marble window vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Ossuary, skulls and bones of the explosion victims, Arkadi Monastery, Moni Arkadi, National Monument, Crete, Greece, Europe

Vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Very old books, library, Strahov Monastery, Hrad&any, Castle District, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Stone turtle with a blue ribbon, Khata, guard, located in front of the stupa of the outer wall of the Erdene Zuu Khiid Monastery, Karakorum, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai province, Mongolia, Asia