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15
Dec
2009
Explore ancient cave monasteries in Georgia

3 days ago by vawn

You don’t have to be a religious zealot or history buff to appreciate the significance of Davit Gareja in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The ancient cave monasteries, which date back to the 6th century, literally lie on the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan – at the crossroads of Europe, ...

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A Ginjoler Tree of 200 Years Of Age

4 days ago by mallorcaphotoblog

The Monestir de la Concepció in Palma de Mallorca can be proud of many things. Sadly, hardly anyone can ever enjoy or appreciate its architecture going back to the 14th century, its prized accessories or its 200 year old Ginjoler tree in the older courtyard, because the monastery is of a closed orde ...

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14
Dec
2009
Around Irkutsk.

5 days ago by rahallsten

Around Irkutsk Russia is simply fascinating. Not amazing in the good sense, but not bad, well not especially bad, just fascinating. Tour When I last left you all, Casey and I were preparing to go out for a tour around Irkutsk with the other students from Middlebury and our Residential Coordinator, E ...

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11
Dec
2009
Explore ancient cave monasteries in Georgia

8 days ago by Vawn

You don’t have to be a religious zealot or history buff to appreciate the significance of Davit Gareja in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The ancient cave monasteries, which date back to the 6th century, literally lie on the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan – at the crossroads of Europe, ...

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Chihuahua - Templo de Cerocahui on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

8 days ago by Deer Chihuahua Expert

Chihuahua - Templo de Cerocahui. … Chihuahua, Coahuila y Nuevo Leon (Set). 38. items. Travel Photography (Pool). 0. The Magic of Colour (Pool). 0. “Abbeys, Monasteries, Cathedrals and Churches” (Pool) … … See the rest here: Chihuahua - Templo de Cerocahui on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Chihuahua - La misa de las niñas on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

8 days ago by Deer Chihuahua Expert

Chihuahua - La misa de las nias. … *Que bonito es Chihuahua! (Sube 1~Premia 2) (Pool). 0. “Abbeys, Monasteries, Cathedrals and Churches” (Pool). 0. Templos de Mexico (Pool). 0. 0 people call this photo a favorite. Tags … … Read more: Chihuahua - La misa de las nias on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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06
Dec
2009
Discover Madrid in Christmas

13 days ago by jasr

You are a visitor in Madrid during Christmas time and you don’t even know what is traditional Christmas like here! Would you like to know some stories about the most renowned Madrilenian traditions? Attention! Has anybody seen Ratón Pérez? Maybe he’s hiding somewhere in the Old Town waiting for some ...

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Looking At Miramar

13 days ago by mallorcaphotoblog

Around 1255, Ramon Llull tutored the young prince Jaume II de Aragon and later served him as his seneschal (major-domo). After the prince became King of Mallorca in 1276, Llull proposed to him the setting up of a missionary school at Miramar, dedicated to the teaching of Arabic and other oriental la ...

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04
Dec
2009
Ganya’s pit

15 days ago by Natasha

Last week we decided to go to that particular place where the Bolsheviks tried to hide dead bodies of Tsar Nicholai II and his family, leaving them in an abandoned mine. These events gave ill fame to new soviet authority and are related with one of the most frightening pages of russian history. The ...

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03
Dec
2009
Digitization of early Christian MSS in Middle Eastern monasteries

15 days ago by melausaa

Read entire article here. A Benedictine monk, the Rev. Columba Stewart of St. John’s Abbey and University (College­ville, Minn.)–executive director of the abbey’s Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, and a historian of the early monastic period–leads the museum’s ambitious and longstanding effort to fi ...

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