Basilica of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Leżajsk, Poland Introduction The Bernardine Monastery Complex in Leżajsk is one of those places where history and faith seem to meet in a really striking way. Sitting at 8...
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Basilica of Our Lady of Humbleness, Rudy, Poland
Basilica of Our Lady of Humbleness, Rudy, Poland Introduction Rudy’s Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a very old church that dates back to the 13th century. It used to be a big Cistercian abbey, and...
Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary
Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary Introduction The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey or Territorial Abbey of Saint Martin on Mount Pannonhalma (lat. Archiabbatia or Abbatia Territorialis Sancti Martini in Monte...
Basilica of St. Margaret Archabbey of Sts. Adalbert and Margaret, Prague, Czechia
Basilica of St. Margaret Archabbey of Sts. Adalbert and Margaret, Prague, Czechia Introduction Brevnov Monastery (full name Benedictine Archabbey of St. Adalbert and St. Margaret in Prague-Břevnov) is the oldest Czech male...
Basilica Abbey of Our Lady, Metzerlen-Mariastein, Switzerland
Basilica Abbey of Our Lady, Metzerlen-Mariastein, Switzerland Introduction Mariastein Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in a small town called Metzerlen-Mariastein, in Switzerland’s Solothurn canton. It’s one of the country’s top...
