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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.
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Tell Us About Amazing Foods Made by Monasteries and Convents

What heavenly sweet, cheese, or beer have you tried?
Alex Mayyasi September 11, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Kvass

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
The beautiful view from the hill down to the lake.
Sevan, Armenia

Sevanavank

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Pskov-Caves Monastery.
Pechory, Russia

Pskov-Caves Monastery

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.
The gatehouse.
Coventry, England

Remains of the Whitefriars Friary

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.
West entrance in the cathedral.
Cârța, Romania

Cârța Monastery

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.
Roche Abbey Ruins
Maltby, England

Roche Abbey Ruins

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.
The abbey today.
Barrow-in-Furness, England

Furness Abbey

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
The cloister.
Palermo, Italy

San Giovanni degli Eremiti

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.
One of the corridors.
Zacatecas, Mexico

Rafael Coronel Museum

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.
This volume of Christian parables and lessons, <em>Colloquios de la paz y tranquilidad christiana<em>, was compiled by a Franciscan missionary and translated into Otomi, an indigenous language of Mexico, around 1600.
objects of intrigue

Why Medieval Monasteries Branded Their Books

The fiery marks were a way to keep track of tomes on the move.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 22, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Chimay Beer Cheese

Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.
Strofades monastery.
Moni Strofadon, Greece

Strofades Monastery

A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.
Cemetery of the Poor Clares
Ischia, Italy

Poor Clares Convent Cemetery

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Monk Bretton Priory.
Barnsley, England

Monk Bretton Priory

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.
Rabban Hormizd Monastery.
Alqosh, Iraq

Rabban Hormizd Monastery

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.
Isola San Giulio.
Isola San Giulio, Italy

Isola San Giulio

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.