A nun recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in architecture — an expertise she hopes to use to ...

The monastery was originally dedicated to the memory of the fourth-century ascetic Bishoi [Pshoi], but in the 1990s the church was additionally dedicated to his contemporary Bigol [Pcol]. For these ...

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith, libraries of knowledge, and safe havens built in the most dramatic ...

Dr. Avishai Teicher, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.5 In the early centuries of Christianity, ascetics took a liking to living in the caves around Jerusalem. Around 420 CE, there was a whole cluster of ...

Discover India’s largest Buddhist monastery, Tawang Monastery facts, Buddhist culture, Himalayan monasteries and Arunachal ...

Ipatievsky Monastery in Kostroma stands as one of Russia’s most iconic spiritual and historical landmarks, beautifully set along the riverbank. In this cinematic aerial view, the golden domes glow ...

Network of Architecture has turned a former monastery in Italy into the Monastero Arx Vivendi hotel by conserving and refreshing the interiors and inserting a series of glazed spa rooms into its ...

Palestinian architecture firm AAU Anastas, in collaboration with Laboratoire GSA ENSA Paris Malaquais, has completed the renovation and extension of a monastery shop in Jerusalem. Part of the 12th ...

Armenia, located in the highlands of West Asia, has just become easier to visit for Europeans. The country of windswept peaks, medieval stone monasteries and a capital city of monumental architecture ...

Dr. Avishai Teicher, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.5 In the early centuries of Christianity, ascetics took a liking to living in the caves around Jerusalem. Around 420 CE, there was a whole cluster of ...