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Whitefriars Crypt

London, England

Whitefriars Crypt

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

Gangteng Gompa.

Gangteng Gompa

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

A view of the convent from the courtyard.

Mexico City, Mexico

Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions)

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Santa Caterina del Sasso

Leggiuno, Italy

Santa Caterina del Sasso

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

Kobayr Monastery ruins

Kobayr Monastery

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

The coffin-shaped church.

Kartuzy, Poland

Carthusian Church Monastery

The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.

Dhamma Hall at Aruna Ratanagiri Monastery.

Great Gaddesden, England

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

Barcelona, Spain

Caelum

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Our readers are big fans of the cheesecake made by the nuns of New Skete.

Your Stories of Blissful Foods Made in Monasteries

Holy cheeses, wines, and cakes abound.

Anne Ewbank October 22, 2018

Monastery and Temple Foods Around the World

A Guide to Heavenly Cuisine

Anne Ewbank & Rachel Rummel October 17, 2018

Black Habit Ale

Benedictine monks in Oregon brew and serve this dark, heady beer.

Anis de Flavigny

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

Wings of Tatev cable car.

Wings of Tatev

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Silk loom at the monastery.

Kalamata, Greece

Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

A maned wolf at Santuário do Caraça.

Catas Altas, Brazil

Maned Wolves of Santuário do Caraça

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

The amazingly well-preserved undercroft.

Newark, England

Rufford Abbey

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

Lion Guardians of the Bodhi Path

Carmel Hamlet, New York

New York's Chuang Yen Monastery

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

Karavai, a traditional Slavic loaf of bread, baked at the Khleb-da-Solba charity festival of traditional food and culture at the Convent of St Nicholas.

Tell Us About Amazing Foods Made by Monasteries and Convents

What heavenly sweet, cheese, or beer have you tried?

Alex Mayyasi September 11, 2018