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The Coronation of George IV, Westminster Abbey
An illustration showing the interior of Westminster Abbey during the coronation ceremony of George IV of England (r. 1820-1830 CE) in 1821 CE. (National Portrait Gallery)
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Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs
An 18th-century painting of the Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs in France.
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Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino
Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy.
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The Abbot's Kitchen Interior - Glastonbury Abbey
The Abbot's Kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey is known for its four large fireplaces. The building dates from the 14th century CE and is also known as "one of the best-preserved medieval kitchens in Europe".
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Bobbio Abbey, Italy
Bobbio Abbey, Italy founded c. 612-614 CE by Saint Columbanus (543-615 CE), one of the greatest missionaries of the early Catholic Church.
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Einsiedeln Abbey
A view of Einsiedeln Abbey, 31 km south of Zurich, Switzerland. The monastery was founded by the Benedictine monk and hermit Saint Meinrad around c. 835 CE.
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Ruins of Whitby Abbey
A photograph of the ruins of the 7th Century CE Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England. The abbey was founded by King Oswy of Northumbria (642-670 CE) in 657 CE, and was placed under the guidance of its first abbess, St. Hilda of Whitby...
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Guthlac Receiving the Tonsure at Repton Abbey
Saint Guthlac (c. 674 - 11 April 714 CE) receiving the tonsure at Repton Abbey. Roundel 3 from the Life of Guthlac (the 'Guthlac Roll', or 'Vita Sancti Guthlaci'), The Benedictine abbey of Crowland, Lincolnshire, 1175-1215 CE. Harley Roll...
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Interiors of Abbey Cathedral St. Gallen
The heart of the Cathedral Abbey of St. Gall, located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is its Cathedral. Despite years of struggles during the stormy Reformation era in the 1500s CE, the current cathedral imparts nothing but peaceful elegance...
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Alfred the Great Statue, Shaftesbury Abbey
Statue of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) at the now ruined Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, which he founded in 888. Designed in 1984 by Andrew DuMont for a school, it was relocated to the abbey gardens in 2004.