Cistercian Collection (page 4)

Grand Cloister, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube
Grand Cloister, built 17th century in classical style, surrounded by the lay brothers building, kitchen, monks refectory, boiler room and monks building, later used as the men's prison

Cloister, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Main Gallery of the Cloister, built 18th century and used after 1804 as the men's prison, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded 1115 by St Bernard

Lay dormitory, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube
Lay dormitory, in the lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708, with cross vaulted ceiling supported by octagonal stone columns, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Initials, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Initials carved in the stone wall of the cellar, on the first floor of the lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Cellar, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Cellar in the Lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708 (centre), and wash-house and bakery (right), at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes
Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac

Ruins of Tintern Abbey
The ruins of Tintern Abbey situated in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye. Founded on May 9th 1131 by the Lord of Chepstow, dating back to the Cistercian monks

Spain, Navarre, Carcastillo. Monastery of La Oliva. Cistercian monastery built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Facade. Date: 2011

Christian Religious Orders - L-R (standing) Benedictine nun, Benedictine monk, Cluniac, Cistercian, Carthusian, nun of St Gilbert, regular canon of St Gilbert, Trinitarian, Knight Templar

Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, c. 1826 (w/c on paper)
495775 Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, c.1826 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 28.5x41 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Vision of saint Bernard of Clairvaux, 1525-1550 circa, (tempera on wood)
7130044 Vision of saint Bernard of Clairvaux, 1525-1550 circa, (tempera on wood) by Bachiacca, Francesco Ubertini Verdi (c.1494-1557); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

Baroque architecture: Cistercian Abbey of Valloires (1741 - 1756) by architect Raoul Coignart. Argoules, Somme (80)
LSE4196697 Baroque architecture: Cistercian Abbey of Valloires (1741 - 1756) by architect Raoul Coignart. Argoules, Somme (80)

Saint Bernard
3783149 Saint Bernard; (add.info.: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. French abbot, and one of the main reformers of Cistercian order. c. 1094-1153. Engraving by Lefevre, c.1844)

Stained glass window, Obazine Abbey, Aubazine, 12th century (photo)
3534212 Stained glass window, Obazine Abbey, Aubazine, 12th century (photo) by French School, (12th century); (add.info.: Cistercian monastery founded in about 1134 by Saint Stephen of Obazine)

Stained glass window, Obazine Abbey, Aubazine, 12th century (photo)
3534214 Stained glass window, Obazine Abbey, Aubazine, 12th century (photo) by French School, (12th century); (add.info.: Cistercian monastery founded in about 1134 by Saint Stephen of Obazine)

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (engraving)
1747669 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (12th century); (add.info.: Saint Bernard de Clairvaux (1090-1153) French cistercian monk, founder of the Clairvaux abbey

Stained glass window, Obazine Abbey, Aubazine, 12th century (photo)
3534213 Stained glass window, Obazine Abbey, Aubazine, 12th century (photo) by French School, (12th century); Abbey Church of Aubazine

Tintern Abbey, from "Remarks on a Tour to North and South Wales, in the year 1797", January 1, 1800
Tintern Abbey, from " Remarks on a Tour to North and South Wales, in the year 1797", January 1, 1800

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Hailes Abbey, Cheltenham, England. Founded as a Cistercian Cloister in 1246 by Earl Richard of Cornwall, the second son of King John (1199-1216). Became one of the most famous pilgrimage sites

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United Kingdom, North Wales, Llangollen. Valle Crucis Abbey, a Cistercian church dating from the 13th century, preserved and maintained by the CADW. Date: 19/05/2005

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Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. (Large format sizes available) Date: 15/10/2009

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France, Gordes. Cistercian monastery of Senanque beside lavender field in the Provence Region. Date: 25/06/2003

Kirkstall Abbey by Moonlight (oil on canvas)
2823389 Kirkstall Abbey by Moonlight (oil on canvas) by Meegan, Walter Linsley (1859-1944 ); 50.7x76.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries

Saint Bernard and his Sister Hombeline, illustration from Helmet & Cowl: Stories of Monastic and Military Orders W. M
STC445260 Saint Bernard and his Sister Hombeline, illustration from Helmet & Cowl: Stories of Monastic and Military Orders W.M. Letts and M.F.S

Nun of the order of Feuillantines, Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants, Cistercian, Religieuse Feuillantine
5912793 Nun of the order of Feuillantines, Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants, Cistercian, Religieuse Feuillantine

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (San Bernardo di Chiaravalle). Theologian of the Church
XEE4415282 St. Bernard of Clairvaux (San Bernardo di Chiaravalle).Theologian of the Church, founder of the Order of the Cistersians (1090-1153). Lombard wood engraving of the 15th century

Former Cistercian Lehnin Monastery, St. Marys Gothic Church and cloister courtyard, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Choir, Former Cistercian Chorin Monastery, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Former Cistercian Chorin Monastery, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Melrose Abbey, St Marys Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland (engraving)
7239682 Melrose Abbey, St Marys Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melrose Abbey)

Cistercian monks working in the fields of a monastery farm (engraving)
7147960 Cistercian monks working in the fields of a monastery farm (engraving) by Riefstahl, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm (1827-88); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bernaud of Clairvaux preaching the Second Crusade, Vezelay, France, 1146 (litho)
7172599 Bernaud of Clairvaux preaching the Second Crusade, Vezelay, France, 1146 (litho) by Signol, Emile (1804-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

West Front of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales
Tintern Abbey, in Monmouthshire, Wales, was founded in 1131 beside the River Wye - the boundary between Wales and England

Abbey of Fontenay. The abbey church, east side (photography)
7134546 Abbey of Fontenay. The abbey church, east side (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. The infirmary (photography)
7134722 Abbey of Fontenay. The infirmary (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay. The infirmary. Cistercian abbey)

Abbey of Fontenay. Interior of the Flat chevet of the abbey church (photography)
7134692 Abbey of Fontenay. Interior of the Flat chevet of the abbey church (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. The cloister and abbey church (photography)
7134619 Abbey of Fontenay. The cloister and abbey church (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. The abbey church, east side (photography)
7134551 Abbey of Fontenay. The abbey church, east side (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. Pillars and vaults of the Chapter house (photography)
7134718 Abbey of Fontenay. Pillars and vaults of the Chapter house (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. Detail of the wall of the abbey church chevet
7134630 Abbey of Fontenay. Detail of the wall of the abbey church chevet, with scenes of the gospel (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy

Abbey of Fontenay. Entrance of chapter house by the cloister (photography)
7134620 Abbey of Fontenay. Entrance of chapter house by the cloister (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. Building leading to the chapter house by the cloister (photography)
7134589 Abbey of Fontenay. Building leading to the chapter house by the cloister (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy

Abbey of Fontenay. The abbey church, east side (photography)
7134547 Abbey of Fontenay. The abbey church, east side (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. Flat chevet of the abbey church (photography)
7134711 Abbey of Fontenay. Flat chevet of the abbey church (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. Stained glass in the chapter house (photography)
7134706 Abbey of Fontenay. Stained glass in the chapter house (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; (add.info.: Abbey of Fontenay)

Abbey of Fontenay. View from the garden of; the dove cote and kennels
7134652 Abbey of Fontenay. View from the garden of; the dove cote and kennels and the abbey church (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy

Abbey of Fontenay. The cloister and block of the sleeping quarters and the chpater house
7134571 Abbey of Fontenay. The cloister and block of the sleeping quarters and the chpater house (photography) by Romanesque, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy

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"Cistercian: Exploring the Tranquil Beauty of Medieval Monasticism" Step into history and immerse yourself in the serene world architecture. From the awe-inspiring Margram Abbey Church to the picturesque Tintern Abbey in Wales, these sacred sites transport us back to a time when devotion and simplicity were paramount. Founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux, the Cistercians sought solace amidst nature, as seen in Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, where lush greenery surrounds its ancient ruins. Similarly, Senanque Abbey captivates with its lavender fields in full bloom, creating a breathtaking harmony between man-made structures and natural beauty. Furness Abbey stands as a testament to the order's influence across borders; located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, it showcases their architectural prowess even today. Joseph Cundall's 1850s depiction of Kirkstall Abbey from the west captures its grandeur and invites us to imagine life within those hallowed walls. Delve deeper into this monastic world with Rievaulx Abbey's ground plan from 1897 - an intricate blueprint that reveals meticulous planning behind every archway and cloister. Melrose Abbey in Scotland beckons visitors with its hauntingly beautiful ruins while Maulbronn Monastery complex offers a glimpse into daily life within these austere yet captivating surroundings. Roche Abbey whispers tales of spiritual contemplation through its crumbling stones while Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley enchants with its tranquil setting amidst North Yorkshire's rolling hills. The legacy of the Cistercians lives on through these remarkable landmarks scattered throughout Europe. Each site tells a unique story - one that resonates with tranquility, devotion, and an unwavering commitment to faith. Embark on your own pilgrimage through time as you explore these hidden treasures steeped in centuries-old spirituality.