Tag: monastery
This is how life is at the monastery outside Enköping – follow Sister Agnes, 34
At Mariagården in Vallby outside Enköping, the Daughters of Mary live and work, one of six monasteries within the Church of Sweden. The 16 women call themselves sisters. A typical…
Andrea opted out of career for monastery at 26: “Encountered a peaceful atmosphere”
As a teenager, Andrea had been active in the Church of Sweden in Gothenburg, but then drifted away from the faith. She studied music in Piteå, lived in Cyprus and…
Monastery wall from the Middle Ages is ‘home’ again
“We have really thought this out down to the millimeter,” says Lione du Pied. Still, it is exciting when the 30,000 kilo block takes to the air. “Oh, now it’s…
They attacked monks in a Spanish monastery
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A man entered a monastery in eastern Spain and abused several monks. Archive image. Photo: Manu Fernandez/AP/TT Several monks have been beaten in an attack…
Brother Birger has been here 51 years – that’s how life is at Östanbäck’s monastery
Outside Sala is the country’s only monastery within the Church of Sweden. Five people live here at Östanbäck’s monastery, founded in 1970. Brother Birger Nielsen, 71, has been here the…
Lage Vuursche Monastery will become a home for people with memory problems: ‘Their freedom is important’
“It really will be a residents’ home, where we can walk around to give them what they need,” according to Leanne. “And that includes watching TV together on the couch…
Sisters’ wish fulfilled: 200 homes on Amersfoort monastery grounds
The municipality of Amersfoort will build two hundred homes on the monastery grounds opposite DierenPark Amersfoort. This fulfills the wish of the very elderly sisters of the St. Joseph monastery…
USB keys, monastery and NATO: the incredible affair of the French high-ranking officer and Putin’s spy
France, nest of Russian spies? For nearly a century, Moscow secret service are active in France. To their credit, many recruits in the highest spheres of the State, most of…
Municipality attacked by demolition porch of Utrecht monastery
The proposed demolition has led to a storm of criticism in recent weeks. Council members even submitted written questions to the alderman. Still, the owner decided not to wait. “There…
Ukraine’s Security Service Raid Kyiv Cave Monastery – 5 Facts About Place Allegedly Sheltering Russian Henchmen
KIEV This week, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a search of the famous cave monastery in Kyiv. The place is a world heritage site. Why is the monastery of…