Monasteries of Europe

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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Created By

Jacques Debs Marie Arnaud

Status

Ended

Original Name

Monastères d'Europe : Les Témoins de l'invisible

First Air Date

December 3, 2018

Last Air Date

December 7, 2018

Seasons

Episodes

Language

French

Production Companies

ARTE GEIE Les Films d'Ici

Networks

ARTE

S01E05

Souvenirs

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 monastery of Göttweig is known for its library, its thirty-two thousand engravings including Dürer and Michelangelo and these moving statuettes of the Madonna with foeutus.

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