Coptic White Monastery (Arabic: الدير أبيض), also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda (Coptic: ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ) and The Athribian Monastery (Coptic:...
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Sohag (section White Monastery)
the eastern side of the railway tracks. The Coptic White Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite. It is...
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moldings. The Red Monastery is architecturally similar to the White Monastery. The history of the foundation of the Red Monastery is not known. It is...
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A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities...
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Monastery (Russian: Солове́цкий монасты́рь, IPA: [səlɐˈvʲɛtskʲɪj mənɐˈstɨrʲ]) is a fortified monastery located on the Solovetsky Islands in the White...
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head of the White Monastery of Athribis. He made changes to the monastery, including a requirement for new novices to live outside the monastery for a period...
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Archimandrite (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛ'ⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ) was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches...
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Spitakavor Monastery (Armenian: Սպիտակավոր վանք, "White monastery"), is a 14th-century Armenian monastic complex, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Vernashen...
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Seto Gumba (category Buddhist monasteries in Nepal)
Seto Gumba (White Monastery सेतो गुम्बा) also known as Druk Amitabh Mountain, is a Buddhist monastery in Nepal. It is located in the Nagarjun Municipality...
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Christian monastery of Saint Chariton. In the Turkish language the monastery is now called Akmanastir and is translated as, "White Monastery". Jalal al-Din...
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The White Cloud Temple, also known as Baiyun Temple or the Abbey or Monastery of the White Clouds, is a Taoist temple and monastery located in Beijing...
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Sakya Monastery (Tibetan: ས་སྐྱ་དགོན་པ།, Wylie: sa skya dgon pa), also known as Pel Sakya (Tibetan: དཔལ་ས་སྐྱ།, Wylie: dpal sa skya; "White Earth" or...
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and the Church of the King, both of which were built using white marble. The monastery is best known for its collection of 13th- and 14th century Byzantine-style...
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translations published after 1989. In the fifth century CE, women at the White Monastery in Upper Egypt sometimes pursued same-sex relationships. A letter from...
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(Sicilian: Mustariancu; Medieval Latin: Monasterium Album, lit. 'White Monastery' or 'White Minster') is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City...
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Harichavank Monastery, near Artik (13th-century) Makaravank, near Achajur (10th century) 18 eternity signs on Armenian fresco of the Coptic White Monastery in...
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No. 2 (2002), 48. "Bossert, Sr. Evangela. "St. Gertrude of Helfta", Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho". Archived from the original on 16...
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The Monastery: a Romance (1820) is a historical novel by Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Set in the Scottish Borders in the 1550s on the eve...
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the mountains near Sidi Rafaa' (Bayda) he built the Zawiya Bayda "White Monastery". There he was supported by the local tribes and the Sultan of Wadai...
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Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (Russian: Кирилло-Белозерский монастырь), known in English as White Lake St. Cyril's Monastery, is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Kirillov...
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Tawang Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is the largest monastery in the country. It is situated in the...
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Christian landmarks in Sohag Goverorate include White Monastery (Deir el-Abyad) and the Red Monastery (Deir el-Ahmar) of the Copts. Sohag is the seat...
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Visoki Dečani (redirect from Dečani Monastery)
The Visoki Dečani Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of the 14th...
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Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (redirect from Troitse-Sergiyev monastery)
lavra and the most important Russian monastery, being the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev...
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Tsz Shan Monastery (慈山寺) Tsz Shan Monastery is a prominent Buddhist temple situated in Tung Tsz, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. The monastery is notable...
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Skellig Michael (redirect from Monastery of Skellig Michael)
42. Horn, White Marshall & Rourke 1990, pp. 42–3. The Monastery. O'Shea 1981, p. 105. Horn, White Marshall & Rourke 1990, p. 45. Horn, White Marshall &...
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manuscripts have been recovered from abandoned monasteries, the most important being the White Monastery. The Morgan Collection comprises 58 volumes discovered...
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Cathedral to the smallest churches in rural villages. Many ancient monasteries like Monastery of Saint Anthony also exist. Ancient Churches like the Hanging...
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slanted uncial variant of the Coptic alphabet, originating from the White Monastery in Sohag. The alphabet included three additional letters ⳡ /ɲ/and ⳣ...
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The Stella Maris Monastery is a Catholic Christian monastery for Discalced Carmelite monks, located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. The...
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