Meteora Monasteries

Meteora Monasteries

There is a place in Greece where rock pillars rear up into the clouds from the plains

There are monasteries on these inaccessable peaks, built between the 13th and 15th centuries

These are the Meteora monasteries

A thread about Armenian Monasteries in Armenia.

1. Geghard

A thread about Coptic monasteries in Egypt.

1. Monastery of St. Anthony

Tintern Abbey; Monmouthshire, Wales - UK

The Abbey was built in 1131 AD, and and felt into ruin after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th Century AD.

#drthehistories

Have any of you been to any of the Ephraimite monasteries and if so which one(s)?

A thread about Armenian monasteries and churches in Romania 🇷🇴

1. Zamca monastery, Suceava

7. Meteora Monasteries, Greece

“Everywhere throughout the city, there are many great palaces, churches, & monasteries but most of them are now in ruin. It’s plain…that in former times, when Constantinople was in its pristine state, it was one of the noblest capitals in the world”

-Ruy Gonzalez Clavijo (1403)

Namaste

We will make it to Mars

We will terraform it

We will build monasteries

Humor - the monastery in the legendary land of Bucovina, Romania :

Humor Monastery is one of the religious masterpieces of Bucovina, a region best-known for its many churches and monasteries. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, alongside the painted churches from Voronet,…

A thread about beautiful Assyrian monasteries in Iraq

1. Mor Mattai

Buddhism (2,500 years old), swastika symbol is more often viewed as a sign of infinity, affluence, abundance & long life. It holds great importance in the Buddhist tradition and thus, this symbol can be found on almost all the Buddhist sites including the temples and monasteries.

Assyrian Monasteries in Armenia. A Thread.

1. Mar Thomas in Verin Dvin

Today, the Orthodox Church celebrates St John Climacus of Sinai, author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent. An ascetic book traditionally read in the refectory in monasteries during Lent.

Meteora. Impressive monasteries on top of the rocks….

In the first century AD Christianity was spread in Artsakh by Saint Elijah, one of the disciples of Thaddeus the apostle. In the 19th century there were 1800 #Armenian churches & monasteries in Artsakh. Photo by Sevak Asryan, Tumi village, #Artsakh . #Armenian s #Christianity

Day trip to Meteora monasteries. The view was breathtaking.🍃

The final pages of Human Forever are magnificent.

Bitcoin Monasteries truly incoming.