A decade-long excavation project uncovered around 120,000 artifacts at a medieval monastery, a book has revealed. Rushen Abbey was founded as a Cistercian monastery in A.D. 1134 on the Isle of Man—a ...
The monastic grange project at the Abbaye Sainte-Marie of Boulaur has aroused a wave of enthusiasm in the country and is already inspiring other monasteries in Europe. The community is establishing a ...
On Friday, October 10 at 3:00pm, join us in the Zhang Legacy Collections Center for a presentation on the process and progress on the Cistercian Women's Houses project. This presentation will be made ...
Pottery, animal bones, seeds, nuts, and more tell a tale of what everyday life was like in medieval times in a monastic settlement in Ireland. Armed with two-meter COVID-19 sticks, to ensure they were ...
The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval scribes ...
The French countryside is littered with medieval monasteries -- stony, quiet and atmospheric. Some are in a state of ruin; others are still home to peaceful monks or sisters going about their ...
The French countryside is littered with medieval monasteries -- stony, quiet and atmospheric. Some are in a state of ruin; others are still home to peaceful monks or sisters going about their ...