For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

The BriefThe Monastery of the Holy Spirit is considered the top destination in Rockdale County.The centerpiece of the Monastery is the Abbey Church, which took the monks 15 years to build.The ...

Did you know the Swannanoa Valley had a monastery next to the Municipal Golf Course? Before the nuns were there, former North Carolina Gov. Locke Craig owned both the land that would become the ...

with efforts focused on preventing the fire from reaching a nearby monastery. PATTAYA, Thailand – A forest fire broke out in the mountain area of Pong Sub-district, East Pattaya, Banglamung ...

The Dafhni Monastery in Athens, Greece, a Byzantine masterpiece, is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: Sp!ros, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The Daphni Monastery on the outskirts of Athens ...

The fires are still not fully contained and have killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures.