This clock is a digital representation of an ancient numeral system used by 13th century Cistercian monks before the Indo-Arabic system that we know and love today took over. It’s a compact ...

This clock is a digital representation of an ancient numeral system used by 13th century Cistercian monks before the Indo-Arabic system that we know and love today took over. It’s a compact ...

Father Dermot Preston presents from the ruins of Byland Abbey. The service is all about Saints, Souls & Spirits; Byland is a ...

Led by the example of Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monks turned their attention to the world outside the monastery walls in response to the threat posed by heretical Christians, in particular the ...

The Cloisters were part of a Cistercian monastery for nearly 700 years. In 1925, the Cloisters were dismantled and shipped to the US by William Randolph Hearst. In 1953, Time magazine called the ...

Lying less than a mile off the Tenby coast, Caldey Island is home to a group of Cistercian monks who avoid unnecessary speech and avow dedication to work and hard labour. The monks live in the ...

Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps. Surrounded by fortified walls, the main buildings ...

In the process, he hurt Father Thomas’ feelings and the Utah monk objected. The dispute eventually reached the head of the Cistercian order in Rome. The abbot general, as Merton put it ...

The island, off Tenby, which is home to just 40 people - including about 18 Cistercian monks - will reopen to tourist boat trips from 1 May. "Staff were delighted to return," said an official at ...