1350-6677 - 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

1350-6670 - Replica of the grotto at the Lady of the Lourdes shrine in the Convent of the Concepcionistas. Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

1350-6669 - Wax body parts votive offerings at the Lourdes Grotto in the Convent of the Concepcionistas, a 1925 scale reproduction of the French grotto. Viveiro, Lugo Province, Galicia, Spain, Europe Galicia, Spain, Europe

1350-6662 - The cross of the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe

1350-6661 - A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe

1350-6660 - A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe

1350-6659 - A monk at the monastery Santo Toribio in northern Spain gets out the holy relic, said to be part of the cross on which Jesus died Inside Santo Toribio de Liebana monastery. Liébana region, Picos de Europa, Cantabria Spain, Europe

1184-7477 - Monjas Convent, Alcala de Henares, Madrid Province, Spain, Europe

832-397295 - Former monastery church of Antifonitis, 12th century Northern Cyprus

832-397291 - Former monastery church of Antifonitis, 12th century interior, frescoes and wall painting on the columns, North Cyprus

832-397298 - Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between 1209 and the middle of the 14th century Mosque, interior, northern Cyprus

832-397303 - Guezelyurt, Morphou, monastery church of St. Mamas, portal, St. Mamas was the patron saint of shepherds, animals, tax evaders and also tax consultants, North Cyprus

832-397300 - Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between 1209 and the middle of the 14th century Northern Cyprus

832-397299 - Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between 1209 and the middle of the 14th century Mosque, interior, northern Cyprus

832-397293 - Former monastery church of Antifonitis, 12th century Frescoes and wall painting in the altar area, Northern Cyprus

832-397292 - Former monastery church of Antifonitis, 12th century Frescoes and mural painting on the columns, North Cyprus

832-397290 - Former monastery church of Antifonitis, 12th century interior, frescoes and wall painting, Northern Cyprus

832-397294 - Former monastery church of Antifonitis, interior, mural painting, the Prantokrator in the dome, Northern Cyprus

832-397286 - Cathedral St. Salvator zu Fulda, High Cathedral of Fulda, Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Fulda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre of St. Boniface, destination of the Boniface pilgrimage, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-397019 - Cathedra of the Pope as Bishop of Rome, Apse of the Basilica, Lateran Basilica, Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, Monti district, Rome Italy

1216-604 - Church of Our Lady of Carmo, Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Baroque style convent, Guimaraes, Portugal, Europe

1113-107346 - Highland cattle, Iona Abbey in background, Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland UK

1113-107595 - Passau, Innkai, Niedernburg Abbey, St, Michael, Schaiblingsturm

1113-107596 - Passau, St, Stephen's Cathedral, Veste Oberhaus, Niedernburg Monastery, Innkai, Inn

1113-107517 - A woman takes a selfie at U Min Thonze Pagoda on Sagaing Hill in Myanmar

1113-107623 - The Namgyal Tsemo Gompa Monastery, Tsenmo Hill, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

1113-107474 - The Monastero delle Agostiniane Di S, Margherita with city wall in Bevagna, Perugia Province, Sagrantino Wine Route, Umbria, Italy

1113-107682 - Waldsassen, Waldsassen Monastery, Abbey Basilica

1113-107642 - Monastery of Moni Odigitria, courtyard

1113-107644 - Melk Abbey, Abbey park with garden pavilion

1113-107643 - Mont St-Michel in the evening light, Dept, Manche, France, Europe

1113-107794 - The Totenkirche near Abteroda, Hesse, Germany

1113-107473 - The Monastero delle Agostiniane Di S, Margherita with city wall in Bevagna, Perugia Province, Sagrantino Wine Route, Umbria, Italy

746-92208 - Convent Church of Montefiorentino, Paintig, Frontino, Marche, Italy, Europe

809-8419 - San Francisco Convent cloister, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Quito, Ecuador, South America

832-396038 - Frades Convent founded by the Third Order Friars of S. Francisco, Trancoso, Serra da Estrela, Portugal, Europe

1292-2495 - Convent of San Francesco, Bergamo, Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

1292-2489 - Convent of San Francesco, Bergamo, Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

832-395411 - Two nuns go shopping, prayer sisters after shopping, nuns in robe with shopping bags, convent robe, nun's habit

1350-4748 - Nuns eating their meals, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4933 - A young nun at the Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-5092 - Nuns praying before eating, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4685 - Nuns queuing for a meal, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

746-90200 - The Convent de Le Celle is a 13th-century Franciscan Convent located in Le Celle, Torreone, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

1350-4911 - Exterior fresco, Church Of The Annunciation, Moldovita Monastery, Moldovita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

1350-4938 - A young nun studying, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4775 - Nuns queuing for a meal, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

746-90198 - The Convent de Le Celle is a 13th-century Franciscan Convent located in Le Celle, Torreone, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

746-90201 - The Convent de Le Celle is a 13th-century Franciscan Convent located in Le Celle, Torreone, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

746-90199 - The Convent de Le Celle is a 13th-century Franciscan Convent located in Le Celle, Torreone, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

1350-4768 - Nuns praying before eating their meals, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4693 - Fresco on outside wall, Sucevita Monastery, Sucevita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

1113-106764 - View over the salt marshes to the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-107032 - Evening view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-107255 - Evening view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-107050 - Evening view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-106989 - Evening view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-107162 - Morning view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-107167 - Morning view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-107227 - Evening view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-106753 - Morning view of the rocky island of Mont Saint Michel with the monastery of the same name, Normandy, France.

1113-105623 - At Mont St. Michel, Brittany, Normandy, France, Europe

1113-105599 - Cloister in the Blaubeuren monastery, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1113-105598 - detailed carving of the choir stalls, Blaubeuren monastery, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1113-105616 - September day at Mont St. Michel, Manche department, France

1113-105596 - High altar in the Blaubeuren monastery, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1113-106073 - A Bhuddist monk at Punaka Temple in Bhutan.

1113-106072 - A buddhist monk, dressed i9n bright red, descending a flight of stairs inside a Bhutanese temple. Shot in Bhutan.

1113-106393 - Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, California, USA

1113-106662 - Dome fresco coronation of Benedict in the Benedictine Abbey Ettal, Upper Bavaria, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

1113-106045 - A boy monk, dressed in bright colors, shot inside a Bhutanese monistary. Bhutan.

1113-105597 - Cross vault of the nave, Blaubeuren monastery, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1113-106236 - Viewpoint at Sant Salvador Monastery, Felanitx, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

1113-105609 - magnificent wood carvings in the choir stalls, chapter house in the monastery Obermarchtal, municipality near Ehingen, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Danube, Germany

1184-6115 - Aerial of the Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

1184-6113 - Aerial of the Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

1184-6114 - The Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

1184-6112 - The Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

1184-6117 - Aerial of the Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

1184-6118 - Interior of the Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair in the Swiss Alps, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mustair, Switzerland, Europe

1184-6116 - Aerial of the Benedictine Convent of St. John in Mustair, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

1351-52 - View of Perugia's cityscape from Giardini Carducci viewpoint at sunset, with St. Domenico's Convent, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

1351-51 - View of Perugia's cityscape from Giardini Carducci viewpoint at sunset, with St. Domenico's Convent, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

1351-58 - View of St. Domenico's Convent in Perugia from Giardini Carducci at sunset, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

1341-196 - Bell tower of the Convento de San Francisco as seen from the Museo Historico in Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

1113-105421 - Fullmoon over Andechs monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany

1350-905 - Facade of San Francisco church, Potosi, Bolivia

1350-923 - Potosi and Cerro Rico, Bolivia

1350-922 - Church and convent of San Francisco, and skyline of the city, Potosi, Bolivia

1350-906 - Praying, San Francisco church, Potosi, Bolivia

1184-5429 - Convento de San Antonio, Izamal, the yellow city, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

1184-5427 - Convento de San Antonio, Izamal, the yellow city, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

1184-5334 - Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzman, Oaxtepec, Mexico, North America

1184-5336 - Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzman, Oaxtepec, Mexico, North America

1184-5329 - Convent of San Mateo Apostol y Evangelista, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Earliest 16th century Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatepetl, Mexico, North America

1113-103604 - Porter, Stairway to Heaven, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, China, Asia, UNESCO

1113-103417 - Moon above Abbaye de Senanque in lavender field, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

1113-103552 - Young Buddhist monk studying, Wat Mahathat, Ko Ratanakosin, Bangkok, Thailand

1113-103588 - path and stairs, porters, mountains, Emei Shan, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-103608 - monk, abbot, prayer, Taihuai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia