Monasteries of Europe
Monasteries of Europe
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Monasteries of Europe

6.0 / 10
2018
1 season
5 episodes
Documentary

What is happening today in European monasteries? Why do young people leave the “normal” world to devote their lives to spirituality? Let's embark on a journey to discover the sources of Europe and share the life of monastic communities from Ireland to Russia and from Greece to Germany.

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  • At the Water's Edge

    1.At the Water's Edge

    03-12-201852m

    Monks and sisters built impressive buildings at the water's edge : Mont-Saint-Michel (France) animated by the Fraternities of Jerusalem or the monastery of the Benedictines on Lake...

  • From the Back of the World

    2.From the Back of the World

    04-12-201852m

    Sisters and brothers often sought to isolate themselves until they reached the end of the world. Saint Gregory of Tatev in Armenia hides at the top of an inaccessible mountain. It...

  • Unusual

    3.Unusual

    05-12-201852m

    Monasteries that are both timeless and in our time. In Bavaria, a monastery that animates the economic and cultural life of the region. In Georgia, a monastery in a troglodyte site...

  • Pilgrimages

    4.Pilgrimages

    06-12-201852m

    St. Nino in Georgia is a monastery animated by sisters who have restored this ravaged site by the communists. The source discovered by Saint Nino in the 4th century according to tr...

  • Souvenirs

    5.Souvenirs

    07-12-201852m

    Mont Sainte Odile has artistic treasures including the astonishing mosaic of the Gentile and Bordet artists celebrating the Victory of the Allies against Nazism. The Benedictine mo...

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