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  • Refectory, late 12th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. The large refectory seated 200-250 people and was opened out in the 15th century. The Renaissance style fireplace from the castle of the Dukes of Montmorency in Pezenas was installed in the 20th century. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey is privately owned and its estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last supper, fresco, 16th century, by Nicolas Borras Falco, 1530-1610, in the Refectory, at the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. The refectory has been changed several times in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a barrel vaulted ceiling, fireplace and imperial staircase added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The huge 46m long refectory has a rib vaulted ceiling and Romanesque walls and is situated on the opposite side of the cloisters from the church. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted floral design on the tiles in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory with 3 apses, built early 14th century, in the Ardenica Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery near Apollonia, Fier, Albania. The frescoes are by an unknown artist of the late Byzantine school, 14th century. The monastery was founded in 1282 by Andronikos II Palaiologos and is dedicated to the Byzantine victory over the Angevins in Berat during the Siege of Berat of 1280ñ81. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory of the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, founded 1623 by St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, Langeac, Haute Loire, Auvergne, France. In the far right corner is a statue of St Agnes, who was prioress here from 1627. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with low vaulted ceiling and azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone on the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the refectory at Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory of the Monastere Sainte Catherine de Sienne, or Monastery of St Catherine of Siena, founded 1623 by St Agnes of Jesus, or St Agnes of Langeac, 1602-34, Langeac, Haute Loire, Auvergne, France. In the far right corner is a statue of St Agnes, who was prioress here from 1627. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tile scene in a decorative border, in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone with female figure holding cross on the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, where the monks would eat, in the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1151, built by Arnau Bargues in Catalan Gothic style, in Conca de Barbera, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Poblet formed part of the Cistercian Triangle in Catalonia, along with Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus, and was the royal burial place of the Aragon dynasty. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nuns' refectory, in the Musee des Ursulines, in the Monastere des Ursulines, begun 1699, in Trois-Rivieres, Mauricie, on the Chemin du Roi, Quebec, Canada. The Ursuline nuns arrived in Trois-Rivieres in 1697 to provide the town with a school and a hospital. The Chemin du Roy or King's Highway is a historic road along the Saint Lawrence river built 1731-37, connecting communities between Quebec City and Montreal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Monks' Refectory, completed 1215, with a double nave with double-arched vaults, a tiled floor and 9 large windows, in the Merveille, built 1203-28, to the North of the Abbey Church, built with a donation from the King of France, Philip Augustus, at Mont-Saint-Michel or St Michael's Mount, a tidal island housing a Benedictine abbey founded in 966, and other medieval buildings within strong defensive ramparts, Normandy, Northern France. Mont-Saint-Michel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its abbey and many other buildings are historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory, remodelled in the 18th century with brick floor tiles and then again in the 19th century by the Trenor family, in the west wing of the Real Monasterio de Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, a monastery founded in 1388 by the duke of Gandia, Alfons de Vell, and built 14th - 18th centuries in Valencian Gothic, mudejar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, in Alfauir, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tile scene in a decorative border, in the refectory, built 1517-18 by Leonardo Vaz, with azulejos tiles added 1780-85, of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic stone sculpture on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory of the lay brothers at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. The secular buildings in the abbey are separate from the religious. The refectory was built in 1210 as is 50m long, allowing it to seat the 200 lay people from the surrounding parishes. It has a vaulted ceiling, high windows and doorways which were altered in the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the death of a saint, possibly St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Celestial Glory of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, depicting his glorious ascent to Heaven after his death, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, praying to find grace in the Holy Trinity, as described in his Spiritual Exercises, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the death of a saint, possibly St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, on his deathbed with a priest administering Last Rites, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The scene reflects the event as described in a letter from Jesuit Jean Polanco to his superior in Rome, P Ribadeneira. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Celestial Glory of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, depicting his glorious ascent to Heaven after his death, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the death of a saint, possibly St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order and its first Superior General, in prayer, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Celestial Glory of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, depicting his glorious ascent to Heaven after his death, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, on his deathbed with a priest administering Last Rites, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The scene reflects the event as described in a letter from Jesuit Jean Polanco to his superior in Rome, P Ribadeneira. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of an unknown cardinal, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, on his deathbed with a priest administering Last Rites, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The scene reflects the event as described in a letter from Jesuit Jean Polanco to his superior in Rome, P Ribadeneira. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, on his deathbed with a priest administering Last Rites, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The scene reflects the event as described in a letter from Jesuit Jean Polanco to his superior in Rome, P Ribadeneira. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory with wooden panelling and paintings by Jean Helart of the lives of Saints Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Order, in the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The 2 saints were friends and colleagues, co-founders of the Jesuit Order and were both canonised on the same day in Rome in 1622. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, praying to find grace in the Holy Trinity, as described in his Spiritual Exercises, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Celestial Glory of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, depicting his glorious ascent to Heaven after his death, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order and its first Superior General, in prayer, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Jean Helart painted a series of paintings of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier, 2 saints who were friends and colleagues, co-founders of the Jesuit Order and were both canonised on the same day in Rome in 1622. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory with wooden panelling and paintings by Jean Helart of the lives of Saints Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Order, in the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The 2 saints were friends and colleagues, co-founders of the Jesuit Order and were both canonised on the same day in Rome in 1622. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the death of a saint, possibly St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, preaching, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fathers' refectory, 13th century, Gothic, Royaumont Abbey, Val-d'Oise, France. The Cistercian Abbey was founded 1228 by St Louis, and dissolved 1789 after the French Revolution. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Pulpit, Fathers' refectory, 13th century, Gothic, Royaumont Abbey, Val-d'Oise, France. The Cistercian Abbey was founded 1228 by St Louis, and dissolved 1789 after the French Revolution. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Anthropomorphic stone sculpture on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large vaulted medieval kitchen in the 12th century keep of the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. The kitchen houses a huge fireplace and stove, chequered tiled floor, copper utensils and long refectory table. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic stone sculpture on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of a woman, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic stone sculpture on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Notre-Dame du Bec or Our Lady of Bec, detail, 14th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept crossing the nave in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th century, destroyed by fire in the 12th century and rebuilt then sacked in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. In the foreground are the ruins of the refectory. Christian legend claims it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea in the 1st century AD, and it has many ties to Arthurian legend, including that he was buried here. The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Jesus, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Jesus, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large vaulted medieval kitchen in the 12th century keep of the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. The kitchen houses a huge fireplace and stove, chequered tiled floor, copper utensils and long refectory table. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Refectory or dining hall, 46m long, at Fontevraud Abbey, aerial view, at Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic stone sculpture on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chevy Chase Room, originally the refectory of the priory, then a dining room and great hall of the castle, with plaster hunting scenes, a wooden vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Metalwork grill with ivy leaves on the gate separating the Central courtyard, known as the Cour de Travail or Cour Louis XIV,  from the Salle des Convers or lay brothers' refectory, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pantheon of the House of Braganza, created in 1855 by King Fernando II, who ordered the transfer of the tombs to the old refectory, from the main church, in the Monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, an Augustinian order monastery and church built in the 17th century in Mannerist style, Lisbon, Portugal. The room was remodelled to its present state by the Directorate General of National Monuments and Buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Celestial Glory of St Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, depicting his glorious ascent to Heaven after his death, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel, in the former refectory, with tufa barrel vaults and cul-de-lamps with angels' heads and leaves, at the Abbaye Saint Nicolas, founded 1021 by Foulques Nerra in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. In the 18th century this room was decorated with wood paneling. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic stone sculpture of a man holding a bird on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Notre-Dame du Bec or Our Lady of Bec, 14th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontevraud Abbey, aerial view, at Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. On the right is the infirmary, with the Romanesque abbey church behind and the refectory on the left. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone sculpture with relief of a castle tower with laurel wreath, on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of an apostle, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone sculpture of a bird on the rib base of the vaulted ceiling of the refectory, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of Geoffroy Fae, bishop of Evreux, 14th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of an apostle, probably Judas, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Jesus, 1530-34, in terracotta, from the Last Supper sculptural group by Philip Hodart made in Renaissance Mannerist style for the refectory of the monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Benito and other monks in the refectory, polychrome relief, in the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Augustine, 15th century, in the abbey church, originally the 17th century Mauric refectory, recently restored, at the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec or Bec Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded 1034 by Saint Herluin, in Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France. The abbey church was built in the 14th century, the Tour Saint-Nicolas in the 15th century and the current complex contains a 17th century chapter house and cloister and 18th century Regency style convent buildings. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Shepherds, attributed to Antonio Campelo, late 16th century, mural in the refectory of the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Parloir or parlour, a 24m long room used as the monks' refectory from the 18th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, right panel, Renaissance fresco, 1529, by Bernardino Luini, 1480-1532, in the church of Santa Maria Degli Angioli, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. The fresco is painted on the South wall of the nave and was originally in the refectory. The church was built 1499-1500 as part of the monastery of the Order of Franciscan Friars and was consecrated in 1515. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 40 metres above the rock, the Cloister with its double row of frail looking arches on the garden side communicates with the Abbey Church, the Refectory and the Dormitory, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, aerial view, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floor-tile, the Refectory, lying on the same level as the abbey church and the cloister, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floor-tile, the Refectory, lying on the same level as the abbey church and the cloister, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 40 metres above the rock, 34 metres long and 10 metres wide, the monk?s refectory with its walls of light, lies on the same level as the abbey church and the cloister, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water fountain, tiles and ceramic chinoiserie lamps, in the Parloir or parlour, a 24m long room used as the monks' refectory from the 18th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Parloir or parlour, a 24m long room used as the monks' refectory from the 18th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, Renaissance fresco, 1529, by Bernardino Luini, 1480-1532, in the church of Santa Maria Degli Angioli, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. The fresco is painted on the South wall of the nave and was originally in the refectory. The church was built 1499-1500 as part of the monastery of the Order of Franciscan Friars and was consecrated in 1515. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, left panel, Renaissance fresco, 1529, by Bernardino Luini, 1480-1532, in the church of Santa Maria Degli Angioli, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. The fresco is painted on the South wall of the nave and was originally in the refectory. The church was built 1499-1500 as part of the monastery of the Order of Franciscan Friars and was consecrated in 1515. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, aerial view, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, central panel, Renaissance fresco, 1529, by Bernardino Luini, 1480-1532, in the church of Santa Maria Degli Angioli, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. The fresco is painted on the South wall of the nave and was originally in the refectory. The church was built 1499-1500 as part of the monastery of the Order of Franciscan Friars and was consecrated in 1515. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister's entrance to the monk?s refectory with its walls of light and the guests' table in the middle, 40 metres above the rock, 34 metres long and 10 metres wide, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 40 metres above the rock, 34 metres long and 10 metres wide, the monk?s refectory with its walls of light and the guests' table in the middle, lies on the same level as the abbey church and the cloister, seen in the distance on the picture, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clinging to the north flank of the rock, Gothic monastery known as the Merveille (Marvel) by night, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Two three-storey buildings, crowned by the cloister and the refectory, fifty meters high, beginning of the 13th century thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 40 metres above the rock, 34 metres long and 10 metres wide, the monk?s refectory with its walls of light and the guests' table in the middle, lies on the same level as the abbey church and the cloister, seen in the distance on the picture, the Merveille (Marvel), 13th century, thanks to a donation by the king of France, Philip Augustus who offered Abbot Jourdain, a grant for the construction of a new Gothic-style architectural set, Le Mont Saint Michel, Manche, Basse Normandie, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Parloir or parlour, a 24m long room used as the monks' refectory from the 18th century, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Semicircular window arch and carved archivolt, with frescoes of musical animals on the spandrels (goat playing a horn and a donkey), c. 1145-55, probably originally from the 12th century cloister beside the refectory, found in 1957, at the Abbaye Saint Nicolas, founded 1021 by Foulques Nerra in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, aerial view, a Cistercian monastery built 1174-1225 in Romanesque style, with church, cloister, chapter house, dormitory, refectory, parlour and scriptorium, in Aiguamurcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery contains the royal tombs of the Aragon dynasty and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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