Cistercian architecture is a style of architecture associated with the churches, monasteries and abbeys of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order. It was...

The Cistercians (/sɪˈstɜːrʃənz/), officially the Order of Cistercians (Latin: (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic...

home of approximately 2500 Trappist monks and 1800 Trappist nuns. Cistercian architecture de Ange, Angie (2007). "Oldest Building in the West". Orange &...

Abbey of Fontenay, along with other Cistercian abbeys, forms a connecting link between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. In the late 11th century during...

A possible timeline of Gothic architecture in Italy can comprise: an initial development of the Cistercian architecture an "early Gothic" phase (c. 1228–1290)...

period. Maulbronn Abbey is considered a significant example of Cistercian architecture. It was built between the 12th and 15th centuries, and therefore...

was a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded by the Cistercian order in 1437 and dedicated to Bernard of Clairvaux, it was suppressed...

only appropriate color for reflection and meditation. Traditional Cistercian architecture also places a high emphasis on white for similar reasons. After...

and ruins of Kirkstall Abbey display the beauty and grandeur of Cistercian architecture. Notable churches are Leeds Minster (formerly Leeds Parish Church)...

still retained. It might be severely plain, as in the typical Cistercian architecture, which encouraged no distraction from liturgy and ascetic contemplation...

dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Benedict and shares similar Cistercian architecture with both Jerpoint Abbey and Holy Cross Abbey. The abbey is open...

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages...

birthplace of Renaissance architecture. Arrival of Cistercian and Franciscan architecture (early 13th century) Early Gothic architecture (c. 1228–1290) Mature...

distraction, is an outstanding example of 12th century Cistercian architecture. Like all Cistercian monasteries of the time, Silvacane was sited in a remote...

Villers Abbey (French: Abbaye de Villers) is a former Cistercian abbey located in the town of Villers-la-Ville, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Founded in 1146...

of Sermoneta and Ninfa. It is an example of rigorous Romanesque-Cistercian architecture, considered a masterpiece of that style in central Italy second...

the influence of the Cistercian style diminished and the Czech architecture was then inspired by the French High Gothic architecture. In southern Bohemia...

The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Latin: Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated...

a gem of gothic architecture of Lands of Bohemian crown. In 1323 the double queen - royal widow Elizabeth Richeza founded a Cistercian convent (in Latin)...

Architecture, 800 to 1200 (NY: Penguin, 1959; reprint, New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1993). ISBN 0300052987 Maximilian Sternberg, Cistercian Architecture...

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed...

walls. The cloister is a noteworthy example of mid-14th-century Cistercian architecture from Matteo Gattaponi [it]. The upper part of the campanile is...

community's first abbot, Dom Paul Couvreur, and is an example of Cistercian architecture. Many of the stained-glass windows were produced by a monk of the...

mid-nineteenth century and it is mentioned in early studies of Cistercian architecture. The building was also of interest to the American art historian...

000-square-foot (930 m2) church was built in 2007, combining traditional Cistercian architecture with Pacific Northwest design elements. As of early 2025, the Abbey...

all aspects of monastic life, Stephen encouraged the severity of Cistercian architecture and the simple beauty of the Order's liturgy and music. He was...

factory. The structure is considered to be an important example of Cistercian architecture. Up to the year 1192, the site was almost deserted. The foundation...

(APTCV). The church, although in ruins, is an outstanding example of Cistercian architecture, with imposing vaulting, arches, and rose windows. To the north...

in Differdange include the Maison de Soins de Differdange, an ancient Cistercian abbey dating back to 1235 and the Differdange Castle, located on a hill...

transept that could accommodate more apses that was adopted in Cistercian architecture, and there are more examples of this type of construction. This...