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Licor Valvanera

This herbal liqueur is produced by a Benedictine monastery in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja.
Hermitage of Poggio Conte, dug in the tuff.
Ischia di Castro, Italy

Eremo di Poggio Conte (Poggio Conte Hermitage)

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Boy studying at Mahakali Caves.
Mumbai, India

Mahakali Caves

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.
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
Carved grave slabs.
Saddell, Scotland

Saddell Abbey Grave Slabs

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.
View of the cement Buddha statue from the main temple at Wat Phai Rong Wua.
Tambon Bang Ta Then, Thailand

Wat Phai Rong Wua

Parts of this sprawling temple complex are deteriorating, but its founder’s body remains intact.
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.
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.
The sacred Bodhi tree rises above the temple building.
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.
Inside the ruins of the old priory.
Kilkenny, Ireland

Kells Priory

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
Colored butter is molded onto placards.
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The Ephemeral Butter Art of Tibetan Buddhism

The artists need cold fingers and plenty of patience.
Anne Ewbank May 23, 2018
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Chimay Beer Cheese

Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.
The mummy of Fray Lázaro de la Cruz de Santofimia.
Guano, Ecuador

Momia de Guano

A mummified Spanish monk found in the walls of an Ecuadorian church, alongside a mummified mouse.
A medieval illumination showing a monk tasting wine or beer, from <em>Li livres dou santé</em>, late 13th century.
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When a City and a Bishop Went to War Over Beer

The 1380 Wrocław Beer War was a medieval Bohemian battle royale.
Vittoria Traverso December 1, 2017
A parade of modern komusō reenactors,
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The Bamboo Flutes of Japan's 'Monks of Emptiness'

The basket-masked komusō monks used music to meditate and created a distinctive art form.
Eric Grundhauser November 3, 2017
The staircase is the entrance to the main monastery.
Tallinn, Estonia

Ichthus Art Gallery

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.
The west facade of the abbey, which dates to the 13th century.
Nottingham, England

Newstead Abbey

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.
<em>Scenes From the Lives of the Desert Fathers (Thebaid)</em> by Fra Angelico, 1420.
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Before Sloth Meant Laziness, It Was the Spiritual Sin of Acedia

And why early monks in the desert didn't want to fall asleep during the day.
Kelsey Kennedy July 14, 2017