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

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

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

Cloisters, Benedictine Monastery, Cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

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

Cloisters, Benedictine Monastery, Cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

The Palais Benedictine in Fecamp, Normandy, France, Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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

Klosterkirche, Fischingen, Thurgau, Switzerland, Europe

Mt St Michel, Aerial, Normandy, France

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

Benedictine Monastery of St. John (Kloster St. Johann), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mustair, Switzerland, Europe

Mt St Michel, Ramparts, Normandy, France

Mt St Michel, High Tide, Normandy, France

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

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

Vineyard in autumn and church. Monastery of Irache. Ayegui, Navarre, Spain, Europe

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

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, ceiling fresco Resurrection of Jesus by Cosmas Damian Asam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marienberg monastery and Burgeis, Vinschgau, South Tyrol, Italy

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

View of Saeben monastery in autumn, Chiusa, Valle Isarco, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

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

Montserrat Monastery and Benedictine Abbey, Catalonia, Spain

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

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

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

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

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

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

Worship, Montserrat Monastery and Benedictine Abbey, Catalonia, Spain

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

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

Benedictine monastery Monte Olivieto Maggiore, Tuscany, Italy

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

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

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

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

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

St. Johann Benedictine Monstary, World Cultural Heritage, in Muestair, Val Muestair, Muenstertal, in Engadin, Graubuenden, Switzerland, Europe

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

St. Johann Benedictine Monstary, World Cultural Heritage, in Muestair, Val Muestair, Muenstertal, in Engadin, Graubuenden, Switzerland, Europe

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

A wooden tower stands in a spacious meadow under the warm evening sun, event and wedding location Lorch Monastery, Lorch, Germany

Church interior with pews and cross under bright daylight, event and wedding location Lorch Monastery, Lorch, Germany

A historic castle under a cloudy evening sky surrounded by fields, Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France

Fresco at tritons room, Benedictine convent Altenburg near Horn, Lower Austria

Grotesque ceiling fresco, triton room, Benedictine convent Altenburg near Horn, Lower Austria

Charnel house at the historic under church, Benedictine convent Altenburg near Horn, Lower Austria

Chinese room, sala terrena, Benedictine convent Altenburg near Horn, Lower Austria

Mont Saint-Michel at dusk, illuminated with straw bales in the foreground, Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France

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

Benedictine Monastery on St. Mary's Island in Veliko jezero, Mediterranean Sea, Mljet National Park, Mljet Island, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Benedictine Monastery on St. Mary Island in Veliko Jezero, Large Lake, in Mljet National Park, Mljet Island, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Benedictine Monastery on St. Mary Island in Veliko Jezero, Large Lake, in Mljet National Park, Mljet Island, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

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

Goettweig Monastery, Furth, Wachau Region, Lower Austria, Europe

St Mary's Church, Crkva svete Marije, with Romanesque Campanile, bell tower, and Benedictine convent in Zadar, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Aerial photo, Benedictine Abbey Koenigsmuenster, Haus der Stille, House of Silence, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

St Mary's Church, Crkva svete Marije, with Romanesque Campanile, bell tower, and Benedictine convent in Zadar, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

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

Protestant-lutheric margrave church besides the former provost of the Benedictine monks, Solnhofen in the Altmuehl Valley Nature Park Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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

Schwaben 1720-30, Elector Max Emmanuel of Bavaria, Benedictine Abbey in Ottobeuren, Bavaria, Germany, Europe