A monastery was built around a abbey ,or church. On one side of the abbey was a courtyard. Across it stood the refectory or dining hall.
Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Iona.
The Moldovița monastery was finished in 1532, during the reign of Petru Rareș.
Minster
i beliee one is being built in Liverpool right now. It will be the largest to be built in Europe for about 250 years
The castle, Donskoy Monastery, built in 1591 is located in Moscow.
It was built by Phillip II, as a monastery to commemorate Spain's victory over France.
I'm not sure I can verify that it is the "first ever" monastery, but I do know that it is widely accepted that St. Anthony is the father of Christian monasticism. His followers founded the Monastery of St. Anthony in Egypt in 356 CE.
There were a group of French monks who had started a new monastery in the town of Cluny. They followed a strict schedule of prayers and religious services. The monastery was called the Cluny Monastery.
There were a group of French monks who had started a new monastery in the town of Cluny. They followed a strict schedule of prayers and religious services. The monastery was called the Cluny Monastery.
whitby abbey was built in a year along time a go============== Answer: The original Saxon monastery was established by king Oswy of Northumbria in 657 AD. At that time it was a "double monastery" with both monks and nuns, under an Abbess. Viking attacks over a prolonged period left this monastery in ruins for over 200 years.The Norman knight Reinfrid (or Regenfrith) established a new monastery on the site in 1078 on the orders of William de Percy. It is the ruins of the Norman Abbey which can be seen today - no trace of the Saxon monastery remain above ground.
It is not known exactly who built it, but it would have been the monks in the St. Kevin's monastery, almost 1000 years ago.