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Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Historical Tour Of England's Doomed MonasteriesProf Suzannah Lipscomb traces a profound change in Tudor England: the dissolution of the monasteries.[...]

The History Channel

Rüdiger Benninghaus Jan 16

The Abbey of Saint-Martin du Canigou, located at an altitude of 1,094 metres near Vernet-les-Bains in the French Pyrenees (Département Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitanie region). The church was consecrated in 1009.
(December 2010)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Klöster, #monasteries, #Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Saint_Martin_du_Canigou, #Vernet_les_Bains, #Landschaften, #landscapes, #Berge, #mountains, #Pyrenäen, #Pyrenees, #Okzitanien, #Occitanie, #France, #Frankreich

John Griogair Bell Dec 3

“The curse of the world and the root of all evil is ignorance. The curse of man is his ignorance of his higher nature and final destiny, and the efforts of a true system of religion and science ought to be above all to remove this stupidity.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/12/03/the-curse-of-the-world-and-the-root-of-all-evil-is-ignorance-the-curse-of-man-is-his-ignorance-of-his-higher-nature-and-final-destiny-and-the-efforts-of-a-true-system-of-religion-and-science-ought/

#aboveAll #allEvil #alps #bavariaGermanyFiction #bavarianGermanyFiction #book #curse #curseOfMan #efforts #finalDestiny #franzHartmann #germanyBavaria #germanyBavarianAlps #hermetismRosicrucianism #higherNature #ignorance #monasteries #monasteriesFiction #monasticAndReligiousLife #monasticAndReligiousLifeFiction #monasticismAndReligiousOrders #monasticismAndReligiousOrdersFiction #monks #monksFiction #newAgeSpirituality #oughtToBe #quote #religion #remove #root #rosicrucians #rosicruciansFiction #science #stupidity #trueSystem #world

Matson Collection Nov 24

Traditional place of Zacharia's retirement (Ain Habis, west of Ain Karem) [between 1934 and 1947]
Matson Photo Service
1 photographic print : gelatin silver. | Photograph showing a monk descending steps outside Saint John in the Desert Monastery, Ain Habis (Spring of the Hermit).

#Zacharia #AinHabis #AinKarem #SaintJohn #Christian #1900-1950 #Israel #Monasteries #Monks #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007675859/

ReadingFaithfully.org☸📗Oct 24

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

Thig 16.1 From… Sumedhātherīgāthā: Sumedhā

“We three friends gave the gift of a newly-built dwelling…”

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#monasteries #Therigatha #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha

Weekend Stories Oct 11

Buddhist #CaveTemples and #monasteries, carved into rock across #Asia, exemplify the fusion of spiritual practice, artistic achievement, and cultural exchange. These sites reveal the adaptability of #Buddhism, its #architectural innovation, and its role in shaping religious communities and transmission. In this post, we briefly explore their historical significance and enduring legacy:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-11-buddhist_cave_temples/

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Weekend Stories Oct 10

Early Buddhist #monasteries (#vihāras) transformed a community of wandering #ascetics into enduring institutions for spiritual cultivation, education, and social organization. Their #architecture and discipline fostered communal harmony and enabled #Buddhism's spread across Asia. Here's a look at their origins, structure, and historical significance:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-08-earliest_buddhist_monasteries/

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Ancient Origins Sep 19

Archaeologists in Turkey are restoring what may be the world's oldest psychiatric facility - a 4th century underground monastery in Cappadocia where Byzantine monks treated mental illness using revolutionary therapeutic methods.
#mentalhealth #Cappadocia #ancientmedicine #monasteries #AncientHistory
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-psychiatric-hospital-cappadocia-0022461

World's Oldest Psychiatric Hospital Revealed in Turkey's Cappadocia

Deep beneath the surreal landscapes of Cappadocia, archaeologists and local authorities have announced the restoration of what they believe to be humanity's earliest known mental health facility.

Ancient Origins Reconstructing the story of humanity's past