746-90336 - The origin of the Pomposa Abbey dates back to the 6th-7th centuries as a Benedictine settlement on the Insula Pomposia, a wooded island surrounded by two branches of the river and protected by the sea. After the year 1000 it became a thriving monastic center. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

746-90337 - The origin of the Pomposa Abbey dates back to the 6th-7th centuries as a Benedictine settlement on the Insula Pomposia, a wooded island surrounded by two branches of the river and protected by the sea. After the year 1000 it became a thriving monastic center. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

746-90338 - The origin of the Pomposa Abbey dates back to the 6th-7th centuries as a Benedictine settlement on the Insula Pomposia, a wooded island surrounded by two branches of the river and protected by the sea. After the year 1000 it became a thriving monastic center. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

797-12943 - Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise Monastic Settlement, South Cross and Round Tower with River Shannon in the background.

724-2102 - The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2103 - The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2104 - Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2105 - Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2106 - St. Mary's priory, Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2107 - St. Mary's priory, Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2108 - St. Mary's priory, Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2109 - The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

724-2110 - The Round Tower, 27m tall, used as belfry to call monks to prayer and to summon travellers at Devenish, a monastic settlement with a history from the 6th to the 16th century, Devenish Island, Lough (lake) Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

774-7 - Ancient monastic settlement in Skellig Michael, UNESCO World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

774-52 - Ancient monastic settlement of Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe