Coolest Monasteries around the world - Cool Pictures

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Coolest Monasteries around the world - Cool Pictures


Coolest Monasteries around the world - Cool Pictures: A monastery is a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον “to live alone” and denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone (hermits). Many religions and philosophies have great advantages in a county and have great monastic traditions, in which individuals commit themselves to a religious life and live apart from secular society in a monastery. This is one of the main reasons why many monasteries around the world are located in stunning scenic settings and here is a collection of some of the most beautiful: