Spain’s monasteries offer exquisite examples of the faded glamor of godly things. In the Cistercian Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Oseira in northwestern Spain, I passed from one outdoor ...

Then, as a choir chanted the Te Deum, Abbot Boultwood formally accepted the fealty of 37 monks from St. Anselm’s Abbey, the capital’s only Benedictine monastery. American-born and British ...

The monastery is located on a 500-acre site, 390 acres of which are woodlands, about a mile from a main road. The area is remote, far from any housing developments or other residential or urban areas.

SAN VINCENZO AL VOLTURNO, Italy — One of the grandest medieval abbeys of the Mediterranean Basin is returning to life after 500 years, thanks to five American Benedictine nuns, a team of Brit… ...

And according to the just released list of 30 Most Peaceful Monasteries to Visit in America, our area is particularly blessed with beautiful retreats — many within a two- or three-hour drive of ...

On July 6, Vreeland will be enthroned as the new abbot of Rato Monastery in southern India, ... Dalai Lama taps American to bridge East and West at Tibetan monastery. June 26, 2012.

The Christmas fair in Madrid was the work of Fundación Contemplare, a nonprofit set up to help Spain’s monasteries continue a legacy of gourmet baked goods and handmade candies but also, more ...

Monasteries are holy places of quiet and contemplation, but even they can’t escape the tyranny of I.P.A.s. This month, St. Joseph’s Abbey, located an hour west of Boston in the town of Spencer ...