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

819-828 - Inch Abbey, a large, ruined monastic site, Downpatrick, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

832-115328 - Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-102781 - Interior, stalls, choir of the monastic church, Maulbronn Monastery, Cistercian Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kraichgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-115326 - Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-115291 - Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-115294 - Ornate pillar in the Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-115297 - Buddha statues in the Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-115324 - Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-115302 - Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-115290 - Wutai Shan monastic site, Mount Wutai, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

832-41839 - Schloss Ettersburg Castle with the monastic church near Weimar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Classical Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

1116-2158 - High Cross, Moone, Co Kildare, Ireland

1116-900 - North High Cross, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland

1116-5538 - Rock Of Cashel, Hore Abbey, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

1116-1938 - Dragon On A Cistercian Abbey Ceiling, Clare Island, County Mayo, Ireland

1116-1279 - Sheela Na Gig, White Island, Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Ireland

1116-1163 - Round Tower At Turlough, Co Mayo, Ireland

1116-863 - Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly, Ireland

1116-1162 - Kells, County Meath, Ireland, Cross Of St Patrick And St Columba

1116-1720 - Kilmacduagh Monastery, Kilmacduagh, County Galway, Ireland

1116-883 - Rock Of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

1116-2157 - Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly, Ireland

1116-2190 - Devenish Monastic Site, Devenish Island, Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Ireland

1116-1915 - Ulster History Park, Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland

800-878 - Rice trough inside remains of monastic refectory, Northern Ruins, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

827-390 - The Franciscan Monastery, Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Croatia, Europe

478-4773 - The Monastery, Alcobaca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

478-4772 - The Monastery, Alcobaca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Portugal, Europe

834-6092 - Detail of tombstone engraving, Glendalough Monastic Site, County Wicklow, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

797-3730 - BULGARIA Rila Nativity Church from balcony through arch Rila Monastery. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour History Historic Historical Nativity Church Religion Religious Building Architecture Architectural Tranquility Tranquil Calm Peaceful Christianity Orthodox Holy Divine Christian Theology Pray Prayer Worship Worshipping Worshiping Faith Bulgaria Bulgarian East Eastern Europe European Calendar Vivid Vibrant Rila Monastery Monastic Ornate Intricate UNESCO World Heritage Site Rilski Museum Summer Bright Sunny Sun Monument National Arches Arch Arched Balcony Blue Sky Stripes Stripe Striped Symmetry Symmetrical Graphic Banister Dome Frame Framed Framing Eastern Europe

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